Armaments and ornaments in the rock sparrow: a possible dual utility of a carotenoid-based feather signal

By M. Griggio, L. Serra, Davide Licheri, A. Monti, A. Pilastro. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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• Female American goldfinches use carotenoid-based bill coloration to signal status (2009, background): “Among birds, there are only a few known examples of such signals, most of which have been found in males (Pryke et al. 2001; Pryke and Andersson 2003; Pryke and Griffith 2006; Griggio et al. 2007; see Murphy et al. 2009 and Crowley and Magrath 2004 for examples in females).”