When to measure plumage reflectance: a lesson from Collared Flycatchers Ficedula albicollis
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DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12609
Abstract: Sexually selected colour traits of bird plumage are widely studied. Although the plumage is replaced only at one or two yearly moults, plumage colour has long been shown to change between moults. Nevertheless, most studies… read more here.
Keywords: nestling rearing; plumage; plumage reflectance; collared flycatchers ... See more keywords
Subtle but ubiquitous selection on body size in a natural population of collared flycatchers over 33 years
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13117
Abstract: Understanding the magnitude and long‐term patterns of selection in natural populations is of importance, for example, when analysing the evolutionary impact of climate change. We estimated univariate and multivariate directional, quadratic and correlational selection on… read more here.
Keywords: collared flycatchers; population collared; multivariate; selection ... See more keywords