Males in seemingly female-like plumage do not mimic females: UV reflectance reveals temporal cryptic dimorphism in a manakin species exhibiting delayed plumage maturation
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DOI: 10.1111/jav.01467
Abstract: Manakins (Pipridae) are neotropical birds that usually exhibit delayed plumage maturation (DPM). Thus, while plumage of most adult male manakins is brightly conspicuous, subadult males and females are basically dull-olive green. Although sexual dichromatism in… read more here.
Keywords: subadult males; delayed plumage; reflectance; plumage maturation ... See more keywords