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Evolution of female carotenoid coloration by sexual constraint in Carduelis finches

BACKGROUND: Females often express the same ornaments as males to a similar or lesser degree. Female ornaments can be adaptive, but little is known regarding their origins and mode of evolution. Current utility does not imply evolutionary causation, and therefore it is possible that female ornamentat...

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Autores principales: Cardoso, Gonçalo C, Mota, Paulo Gama
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2865479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20334705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-10-82