Female plumage spottiness signals parasite resistance in the barn owl (Tyto alba)

The hypothesis that extravagant ornaments signal parasite resistance has received support in several species for ornamented males but more rarely for ornamented females. However, recent theories have proposed that females should often be under sexual selection, and therefore females may signal the h...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral ecology 2001-01, Vol.12 (1), p.103-110
Hauptverfasser:	Roulin, Alexandre, Riols, Christian, Dijkstra, Cor, Ducrest, Anne-Lyse
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	bursa of Fabricius Carnus hemapterus fecundity female plumage ornamentation good gene parasite resistance Tyto alba
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