Extra-pair paternity drives plumage colour elaboration in male passerines.
The elaborate ornamental plumage displayed by birds has largely been attributed to sexual selection, whereby the greater success of ornamented males in attaining mates drives a rapid elaboration of those ornaments. Indeed, plumage elaboration tends to be greatest in species with a high variance in r...
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| פורמט: | Article |
| שפה: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
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| סדרה: | PLoS ONE |
| גישה מקוונת: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273347 |