Carotenoid-based coloration predicts both longevity and lifetime fecundity in male birds, but testosterone disrupts signal reliability

Sexual selection promotes the evolution of conspicuous animal ornaments. To evolve as signals, these traits must reliably express the “quality” of the bearer, an indicator of individual fitness. Direct estimates of individual fitness may include the contribution of longevity and fecundity. However,...

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Autores principales: Cantarero, Alejandro, Pérez-Rodríguez, Lorenzo, Romero-Haro, Ana Ángela, Chastel, Olivier, Alonso-Alvarez, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6707625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31442265
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221436

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6707625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31442265
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221436

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