Sexually Selected Male Plumage Color Is Testosterone Dependent in a Tropical Passerine Bird, the Red-Backed Fairy-Wren (Malurus melanocephalus)

BACKGROUND: Sexual signals, such as bright plumage coloration in passerine birds, reflect individual quality, and testosterone (T) may play a critical role in maintaining signal honesty. Manipulations of T during molt have yielded mixed effects on passerine plumage color, in most cases delaying molt...

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Autores principales: Lindsay, Willow R., Webster, Michael S., Schwabl, Hubert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3187837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21998753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026067

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3187837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21998753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026067

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