Carotenoid status signaling in captive and wild red-collared widowbirds: independent effects of badge size and color

By S. R. Pryke, S. Andersson, M. Lawes, S. Piper. 2002

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Male preference for female foot colour in the socially monogamous blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii (2005, unknown): “Condition-dependent traits are important in mate choice (Pryke et al. 2002), and increasing evidence suggests that dynamic traits, those that change very rapidly, are reliable indicators of current condition (Zuk et al. 1990; Lozano 1994; Negro et al. 1998; Hill et al. 1999).”
Carotenoid-based status signalling in red-shouldered widowbirds (Euplectes axillaris): epaulet size and redness affect captive and territorial competition (2003, background): “Badge size and, particularly, colour (‘redness’) of the red collars in male red-collared widowbirds are crucial for territory establishment and dominance in dyadic competition (Pryke et al. 2002).”
The interrelationships between resource-holding potential, resource-value and reproductive success in territorial males: How much variation can we explain? (2008, background): “For example, although Pryke et al. (2002) reported a strong effect of collar colour (the determinant of male RHP) on territory size (r ∼ 1.0, my calculation) in the red-collared widowbird, Euplectes ardens, the mean effect size for RHP vs. RV in this species was nearly halved at r = 0.52 because of…”
Carotenoid-based signals in behavioural ecology : a review (2011, background): “Carotenoid-based ornaments may be used as badges of status, causing less competitive males to acquiesce to more dominant rivals, as shown, for instance, in firemouth cichlids (Cichlasoma meeki) (Evans & Norris, 1996), red-collared widow birds (Pryke et al., 2002) and rock sparrows (Griggio et al.”
Carotenoid-based epaulettes reveal male competitive ability: experiments with resident and floater red-shouldered widowbirds (2003, background): “Nevertheless, this effect is likely to be minimal in the staged contests, since experimentally switching asymmetric colour signals within repeated dyads completely reversed dominance in both red-shouldered and redcollared widowbirds (Pryke et al. 2002; Pryke & Andersson 2003).”
Is red an innate or learned signal of aggression and intimidation (2009, background): “This concurs with a number of studies showing that the addition of red stimuli can increase the probability of winning (e.g. Lack 1943; Cuthill et al. 1997; Pryke et al. 2002), and even that wearing red affects the outcome of physically competitive sports in humans (Hill & Barton 2005).”
Melanin- versus carotenoid-based sexual signals : is the difference really so black and red? (2006, background): “…widowbird, Euplectes ardens, REVIEW 759 and the red-shouldered widowbird, Euplectes axillaris, the expression of the carotenoid-based red plumage is a status signal and predicts the outcome of experimental dominance interactions between males (Pryke et al. 2002; Pryke & Andersson 2003).”