Cosmetic coloration in birds: occurrence, function, and evolution

K Delhey, A Peters, B Kempenaers - the american naturalist, 2007‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
Colorful plumages are conspicuous social signals in birds, and the expression of these
colors often reflects the quality of their bearers. Since mature feathers are dead structures …

Mediterranean blue tits as a case study of local adaptation

A Charmantier, C Doutrelant… - Evolutionary …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
While the study of the origins of biological diversity across species has provided numerous
examples of adaptive divergence, the realization that it can occur at microgeographic scales …

EVIDENCE FOR SEXUAL SELECTION ON STRUCTURAL PLUMAGE COLORATION IN FEMALE EASTERN BLUEBIRDS (SIALIA SIALIS)

L Siefferman, GE Hill - Evolution, 2005‏ - academic.oup.com
Although the function of ornamental traits in males has been the focus of intensive research
for decades, expression of such traits in females has received much less study. Eastern …

Early birds are sexy: male age, dawn song and extrapair paternity in blue tits, Cyanistes (formerly Parus) caeruleus

A Poesel, HP Kunc, K Foerster, A Johnsen… - Animal Behaviour, 2006‏ - Elsevier
Sexual selection theory predicts that signals reflecting the relative quality of individuals
should be used in mate choice. Females could base their choice of copulation partners on …

Carotenoid diet and nestling provisioning in urban and rural great tits Parus major

C Isaksson, S Andersson - Journal of Avian Biology, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Considering the importance of dietary constraints for the widely held view of carotenoid
pigmentation as an honest quality indicator, there is surprisingly little data on carotenoid …

Female butterflies prefer males bearing bright iridescent ornamentation

DJ Kemp - Proceedings of the Royal Society B …, 2007‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Butterflies are among nature's most colourful animals, and provide a living showcase for
how extremely bright, chromatic and iridescent coloration can be generated by complex …

Condition dependence, quantitative genetics, and the potential signal content of iridescent ultraviolet butterfly coloration

DJ Kemp, RL Rutowski - Evolution, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
Structural colors result from an interaction between light and the fine-scale physical structure
of a surface, and are often extremely bright, chromatic, and iridescent. Given that these …

Quantitative genetic evidence that males trade attractiveness for ejaculate quality in guppies

JP Evans - Proceedings of the Royal Society B …, 2010‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Polyandry, where females mate with multiple males, means that a male's reproductive
success will depend both on his ability to acquire mates and the ability of his sperm to …

Testing the phenotypic gambit: phenotypic, genetic and environmental correlations of colour

JD Hadfield, A Nutall, D Osorio… - Journal of evolutionary …, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
Evolutionary theory is primarily concerned with genetic processes, yet empirical testing of
this theory often involves data collected on phenotypes. To make this tenable, the implicit …

Female mating biases for bright ultraviolet iridescence in the butterfly Eurema hecabe (Pieridae)

DJ Kemp - Behavioral Ecology, 2008‏ - academic.oup.com
Exaggerated male-limited coloration is widespread among butterflies, yet convincing
demonstrations of intraspecific mating preferences for signal brightness and/or chromaticity …