Variation in melanin pigmentation of a sexually selected plumage trait and its adaptive value in the Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
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DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12530
Abstract: There is increasing evidence that melanin-based plumage colouration correlates with different components of fitness and that it may act as a social or sexual signal of individual quality. We analysed variation in melanin pigmentation in… read more here.
Keywords: variation; tail feathers; melanin; gallinago ... See more keywords
When moult overlaps migration: moult-related changes in plasma biochemistry of migrating common snipe
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3057
Abstract: Moult of feathers entails considerable physiological and energetic costs to an avian organism. Even under favourable feeding conditions, endogenous body stores and energy reserves of moulting birds are usually severely depleted. Thus, most species of… read more here.
Keywords: biochemistry; moult; migration; common snipe ... See more keywords