How to reduce the costs of ornaments without reducing their effectiveness? An example of a mechanism from carotenoid-based plumage

ABSTRACT: Carotenoid-based ornaments are often considered to be honest indicators of individual quality assessed by potential mates. However, males can use a variety of strategies that minimize the amount of costly carotenoids used while retaining the effectiveness of color signaling. Birds could do...

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Autores principales: Surmacki, Adrian, Ragan, Anastazja, Kosiński, Ziemowit, Tobółka, Marcin, Podkowa, Paweł
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4841838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27194821
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-016-2090-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4841838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27194821
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-016-2090-6

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