Add to ORKGThe beauty of the peacock tail and the problems with the theory of sexual selection Stuart Burgess The peacock tail contains spectacular beauty be-cause of the large feathers, bright, iridescent colours and intricate patterns. The colours in the tail feath-ers are produced by an optical effect called thin-film interference. The eye pattern has a high degree of brightness and precision because the colour-producing mechanisms contain an extremely high level of optimum design. According to the theory of sexual selection, the peacock tail has graduall
plumage colour; selection gradient; sexual dichromatism; sexual selection. Why do some bird species ...
Masculine facial features may serve as a visual cue in female mate choice, much as the tail of the m...
The term sexual selection was introduced by Darwin to describe selection resulting from reproductive...
Darwin's theory of sexual selection by female choice has become a standard explanation for exaggerat...
Darwin proposed the theory of sexual selection to account for the evolution of extravagant secondary...
Darwin proposed the theory of sexual selection to account for the evolution of extravagant secondary...
Sexual selection favoring the most attractive peafowl is very well understood, but the answer to wha...
9 pagesInternational audienceGaudy plumage coloration is a widespread ornamental trait in birds and ...
Gaudy plumage coloration is a widespread ornamental trait in birds and thought to be sexually select...
Bird tails are extraordinarily variable in length and functionality. In some species, males have evo...
The breast-plate plumage of male Lawes' parotia (Parotia lawesii) produces dramatic colour changes w...
Elongated tail feathers and tail coverts of birds are used as a textbook example of exaggerated seco...
Classical sexual selection theory provides a well-supported conceptual framework for understanding t...
Colour patterns, such as bars or dots, that cover the body surface of animals are generally thought ...
Why do some bird species show dramatic sexual dichromatism in their plumage? Sexual selection is the...
plumage colour; selection gradient; sexual dichromatism; sexual selection. Why do some bird species ...
Masculine facial features may serve as a visual cue in female mate choice, much as the tail of the m...
The term sexual selection was introduced by Darwin to describe selection resulting from reproductive...
Darwin's theory of sexual selection by female choice has become a standard explanation for exaggerat...
Darwin proposed the theory of sexual selection to account for the evolution of extravagant secondary...
Darwin proposed the theory of sexual selection to account for the evolution of extravagant secondary...
Sexual selection favoring the most attractive peafowl is very well understood, but the answer to wha...
9 pagesInternational audienceGaudy plumage coloration is a widespread ornamental trait in birds and ...
Gaudy plumage coloration is a widespread ornamental trait in birds and thought to be sexually select...
Bird tails are extraordinarily variable in length and functionality. In some species, males have evo...
The breast-plate plumage of male Lawes' parotia (Parotia lawesii) produces dramatic colour changes w...
Elongated tail feathers and tail coverts of birds are used as a textbook example of exaggerated seco...
Classical sexual selection theory provides a well-supported conceptual framework for understanding t...
Colour patterns, such as bars or dots, that cover the body surface of animals are generally thought ...
Why do some bird species show dramatic sexual dichromatism in their plumage? Sexual selection is the...
plumage colour; selection gradient; sexual dichromatism; sexual selection. Why do some bird species ...
Masculine facial features may serve as a visual cue in female mate choice, much as the tail of the m...
The term sexual selection was introduced by Darwin to describe selection resulting from reproductive...