Males prefer ornamented females: a field experiment of male choice in the rock sparrow

By M. Griggio, F. Valera, A. Casas, A. Pilastro. 2005

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Female mate choice and songbird song repertoires (2009, unknown): “Publishe signal levels to individuals as desired, typically by altering the size and/or colour of feathers (e.g. Griggio et al. 2005; Pryke & Andersson 2005; Westneat 2006; Liu et al. 2007).”
Female-specific color is a signal of quality in the striped plateau lizard (Sceloporus virgatus) (2006, background): “Additionally, female ornamentation has been found to correlate positively with measures of reproductive output in birds (Jawor et al. 2004; Griggio et al. 2005) and baboons (Domb and Pagel 2001), as well as the ability to tolerate reproductive costs (Hanssen et al. 2006).”
Armaments and ornaments in the rock sparrow: a possible dual utility of a carotenoid-based feather signal (2006, methodology): “Rock sparrow males prefer females with a large yellow patch (Griggio et al. 2005).”
Sexual selection in females (2009, background): “…where females are ornamented or brightly coloured, males commonly show a preference for brighter or more highly ornamented females (Berglund et al. 1997; LeBas & Marshall 2000; Amundsen & Forsgren 2001; Domb & Pagel 2001; Berglund & Rosenqvist 2003; Torres & Velando 2005; Griggio et al. 2005).”