Sexy birds are superior at solving a foraging problem
Yellow, red or orange carotenoid-based colorations in male birds are often a signal to prospecting females about body condition, health status and ability to find food. However, this general ‘ability to find food’ has never been defined. Here we show that more brightly ornamented individuals may als...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Ajuntament de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | BCNROC. Repositori Obert de Coneixement de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat:11703/120742 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/2072/354501 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0163 http://hdl.handle.net/11703/120742 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Color dels animals Evolució Adaptació animal Etologia Ocells Ciència i tecnologia articles |
| Resumo: | Yellow, red or orange carotenoid-based colorations in male birds are often a signal to prospecting females about body condition, health status and ability to find food. However, this general ‘ability to find food’ has never been defined. Here we show that more brightly ornamented individuals may also be more efficient when foraging in novel situations. The results highlight the fact that evolution may have provided females tools to evaluate cognitive abilities of the males. |
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