Females mate with males with diminished pheomelaninâbased coloration in the Eurasian nuthatch Sitta europaea
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DOI: 10.1111/jav.01854
Abstract: 4 Sexual selection can drive the evolution of phenotypic traits because of female 5 preferences for exaggerated trait expression in males. Sexual selection can also lead to 6 the evolutionary loss of traits, a process… read more here.
Keywords: sitta europaea; chestnut; condition; sexual selection ... See more keywords