Achromatic color variation in black-capped chickadees, Poecile atricapilla: black and white signals of sex and rank

By D. Mennill, S. Doucet, R. Montgomerie, L. Ratcliffe. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Sociality: The Behaviour of Group-Living Animals (2016, background): “…badge or signal which communicates rank, but which is not connected with individual identity, as seen in many species of birds (Johnsen et al. 1996 ; Eens et al. 2000 ; Mennill et al. 2003 ; Bokony et al. 2006 ) and in the facial patterns of some species of paper wasps (Tibbetts and Lindsay 2008 ).”
Dominance and plumage traits: meta-analysis and metaregression analysis (2011, background): “35 33 Colour Achromatic No Field Interactions No Direct Nonbreeding season Pearson r 33 Mennill et al. 2003 ES.A .Sntos / Anim alBaviour 82 (2011) 3 e 19 16”
Diet quality affects an attractive white plumage pattern in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis) (2007, background): “However, brighter white plumage has been linked to dominance, attractiveness, and mating success in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus (Doucet et al. 2005; Mennill et al. 2003; Woodcock et al. 2005), so it is reasonable to expect that tail-white brightness may also be important in juncos.”
Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system, coloration and behavioural syndromes. (2008, unknown): “+ Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapilla)[17]”
Achromatic plumage reflectance predicts reproductive success in male black-capped chickadees (2005, methodology): “…few intraspecific studies have considered a female mate choice function of achromatic plumage patches (e.g., Møller, 1988; Sætre et al., 1994; Thusius et al., 2001), and fewer still have investigated variation in reflectance within these patches (Mennill et al., 2003; Siitari and Huhta, 2002).”
Patterns of extrapair mating in relation to male dominance status and female nest placement in black-capped chickadees (2004, methodology): “Male-male song contests are particularly important for females making mate choice decisions (Mennill et al. 2002, 2003a; Otter et al., 1999), and the song contests of neighbors will be most easily assessed.”
Effects of extra-pair and within-pair reproductive success on the opportunity for selection in birds (2005, background): “However, in blue tits the sexes are strongly dimorphic in the ultraviolet range (Andersson et al., 1998) and in blackcapped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) there are sexual differences in the contrast between adjacent light and dark plumage regions (Mennill et al., 2003).”