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Sexual selection, feather wear, and time constraints on the pre‐basic molt explain the acquisition of the pre‐alternate molt in European passerines

Avian feathers need to be replaced periodically to fulfill their functions, with natural, social, and sexual selection presumably driving the evolution of molting strategies. In temperate birds, a common pattern is to molt feathers immediately after the breeding season, the pre‐basic molt. However,...

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Autores principales: Cuervo, José J., Morales, Judith, Soler, Juan J., Moreno, Juan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9448967/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36091343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9260