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Ecological effects on female bill colour explain plastic sexual dichromatism in a mutually-ornamented bird

Sex differences in ornamentation are common and, in species with conventional sex roles, are generally thought of as stable, due to stronger sexual selection on males. Yet, especially in gregarious species, ornaments can also have non-sexual social functions, raising the possibility that observed se...

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Autores principales: Freitas, Rita, Marques, Cristiana, Cardoso, Gonçalo C., Trigo, Sandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8298529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34294752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93897-z

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