Low Cross-Sex Genetic Correlation in Carotenoid-Based Plumage Traits in the Blue Tit Nestlings (Cyanistes caeruleus)

In some bird species, both adult and juvenile individuals are often brightly coloured. It has been commonly assumed that identical plumage colouration present in both sexes results from strong intersexual genetic correlations in colour-related traits. Here, we aimed at testing this hypothesis in juv...

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Autores principales: Drobniak, Szymon M., Wiejaczka, Dariusz, Arct, Aneta, Dubiec, Anna, Gustafsson, Lars, Cichoń, Mariusz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3723658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936101
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069786

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3723658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936101
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069786

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