A dynamic trait affects continuous pair assessment in the blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii

By Roxana Torres, A. Velando. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2003

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Lonely hearts or sex in the city? Density-dependent effects in mating systems (2006, background): “…we are not aware of any comparative studies testing this prediction, it is perhaps no coincidence that many studies on mutual mate choice are conducted in large seabird colonies ( Jones & Hunter 1993; Velando et al. 2001; Childress & Bennun 2002; Daunt et al. 2003; Torres & Velando 2003, 2005).”
The size of the red wing spot of the American rubyspot as a heightened condition-dependent ornament (2008, methodology): “Chroma and brightness can be recorded using this device (e.g., Torres and Velando 2003; Contreras-Gardun˜o, Buzatto, et al. 2007).”
Male preference for female foot colour in the socially monogamous blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii (2005, unknown): “The method of colour modiﬁcation has been used before on this species with no negative effects on the birds (Torres & Velando 2003).”