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Plumage colour in nestling blue tits: sexual dichromatism, condition dependence and genetic effects.

Sexual-selection theory assumes that there are costs associated with ornamental plumage coloration. While pigment-based ornaments have repeatedly been shown to be condition dependent, this has been more difficult to demonstrate for structural colours. We present evidence for condition dependence of...

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Main Authors: Johnsen, Arild, Delhey, Kaspar, Andersson, Staffan, Kempenaers, Bart
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2003
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691364/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12816639
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2003.2375
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