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