Habitat structure is linked to the evolution of plumage colour in female, but not male, fairy-wrens
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Medina, Iliana; Delhey, Kaspar; Peters, Anne; Cain, Kristal; Hall, Michelle; Mulder, Raoul; Langmore, Naomi
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Background Both natural and sexual selection may drive the evolution of plumage colouration in birds. This can lead to great variation in plumage not only across species, but also between sexes within species. Australasian fairy-wrens are famous for their brightly coloured males, which exhibit colours ranging from bright blue to red and black. Female plumage in fairy wrens (and in general) has been rarely studied, but it can also be highly variable, including both bright and cryptic plumages....[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2017 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/238473 |
Source: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12862-016-0861-3 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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