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Females of the red damselfly Mnesarete pudica are attracted to more ornamented males and attract rival males
Male calopterygid damselflies often exhibit colourful wings used during aggressive contests and courtship displays. Evidence suggests that male wing coloration is a secondary sexual character assessed by males and females to identify male quality. In some species, males adopt a lekking strategy, whe...
Autores principales: | Pena-Firme, Paloma, Guillermo-Ferreira, Rhainer |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7458925/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32868843 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71057-z |
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