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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...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2016
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| 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 |