Different modes of evolution in males and females generate dichromatism in fairy-wrens (Maluridae)

Sexual dichromatism in birds is often attributed to selection for elaboration in males. However, evolutionary changes in either sex can result in plumage differences between them, and such changes can result in either gains or losses of dimorphism. We reconstructed the evolution of plumage colors in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Johnson, Allison E, Jordan Price, J, Pruett-Jones, Stephen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3790549/