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When mothers make sons sexy: maternal effects contribute to the increased sexual attractiveness of extra-pair offspring

Quality differences between offspring sired by the social and by an extra-pair partner are usually assumed to have a genetic basis, reflecting genetic benefits of female extra-pair mate choice. In the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), we identified a colour ornament that is under sexual selection a...

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Autori principali: Tschirren, Barbara, Postma, Erik, Rutstein, Alison N., Griffith, Simon C.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The Royal Society 2012
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3267142/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21957136
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.1543
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