MELANIN ORNAMENTS, HONESTY, AND SEXUAL SELECTION

By Jodie M. Jawor, R. Breitwisch. 2003

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Subfields: Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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The antioxidant function of many animal pigments: are there consistent health benefits of sexually selected colourants? (2005, background): “…domesticus (reviewed in McGraw et al. 2003), fence lizards, Sceloporus undulatus (Cooper & Burns 1987), and African lions, Panthera leo (West & Packer 2002) all use melanins as display pigments in feathers, scales, or hair to attract mates or to repel rivals (reviewed in Jawor & Breitwisch 2003).”
Diet quality affects an attractive white plumage pattern in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis) (2007, background): “There is also growing evidence that nutrition may be related to melanin-based ornaments (Jawor and Breitwisch 2003; Veiga and Puerta 1996) as well as to structural coloration, which is produced by specialized nanostructure in feather keratin (Doucet 2002; Keyser and Hill 1999, 2000; McGraw et al.”
Melanin-based colorations signal strategies to cope with poor and rich environments (2008, background): “…particular interest are traits for which variation is due to the deposition of melanin pigments because variation in the degree of melanism is usually heritable and correlated with morphological, physiological, reproductive, and behavioral parameters (e.g., Jawor and Breitwisch 2003; Roulin 2004a).”
Dietary mineral content influences the expression of melanin-based ornamental coloration (2007, unknown): “In contrast, there has been much less support for, and more controversy over, the notion that melanin-based ornamental colors are dependent on nutrition and health (Jawor and Breitwisch 2003).”
Corticosterone mediates the condition-dependent component of melanin-based coloration (2008, unknown): “Indeed, in many species of vertebrates melanin-based ornaments are used as criteria in mate choice (Majerus 1998; Jawor & Breitwisch 2003; Roulin 2004a) and the degree of melanism covaries with life history, morphological, behavioural and physiological traits (Roulin 2004a).”
Dietary amino acids influence plumage traits and immune responses of male house sparrows, Passer domesticus, but not as expected (2005, background): “However, many colour displays are based on melanin rather than carotenoid pigments (Fox & Vevers 1960; Jawor & Breitwisch 2003 ).”
Melanin-based coloration predicts aggressiveness and boldness in captive eastern Hermann’s tortoises (2011, background): “It is thus not surprising that melanin-based colour traits is a criterion in mate choice and thus associated with social dominance (Jawor & Breitwisch 2003).”
A melanin-based trait reflects environmental growth conditions of nestling male Eurasian kestrels (2007, background): “Melanin-based ornamentation in mammal and bird species is a result of different concentrations of two main melanin pigments: eumelanin and pheomelanin (Haase et al. 1992; 1995; Kerje et al. 2003; Wolff 2003).”
Assessing the function of house sparrows' bib size using a flexible meta-analysis method (2007, background): “Although the plumage of male house sparrows (Passer domesticus) is far from extravagant, the house sparrow is one of the most intensively studied species in relation to plumage variation (reviewed in Jawor and Breitwisch 2003; Anderson 2006; Griffith et al. 2006).”
Testosterone and melanin-based black plumage coloration: a comparative study (2008, background): “…1992; Haase et al. 1995; Evans et al. 2000; Peters et al. 2000; Buchanan et al. 2001; González et al. 2001; reviews by Hill and McGraw 2003; Jawor and Breitwisch 2003; McGraw 2006; but see Roulin et al. 2004; Fargallo et al. 2007b on non-black ornaments), indicating that T may be involved…”
Melanin- versus carotenoid-based sexual signals : is the difference really so black and red? (2006, background): “We are still far from fully understanding the complete biology of either melanins or carotenoids in animals (reviewed in Jawor & Breitwisch 2003).”