Multiple ornaments – multiple signaling functions? The importance of song and UV plumage coloration in female Superb Fairy wrens (Malurus cyaneus)

Multiple ornaments – multiple signaling functions? The importance of song and UV plumage coloration in female Superb Fairy wrens (Malurus cyaneus)

Showy ornaments are considered as outcomes of sexual selection processes. They provide a badge of status to impress conspecific rivals or potential mating partners. Single ornaments may signal attractiveness or individual quality, yet many species display multiple ornaments. There are several hypoth...

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Main Authors: Katharina eMahr, Christine eEvans, Kerstin Elisabeth Thonhauser, Matteo eGriggio, Herbert eHoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
female
Plumage Coloration
Passerines
multiple signals
song elaboration
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2016.00043/full

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