A Test of the Female Mimicry Hypothesis in Painted Buntings (Passerina ciris)
Description:
While female mimicry and lower status signaling hypotheses of delayed plumage maturation have received much discussion in the literature, the experimental tests of these hypotheses have been infrequent. Those experimental tests often use a simulated intruder method with artificial model intruders rather than using live conspecific birds as intruders. Subadult male painted buntings (Passerina ciris) possess delayed plumage maturation where they appear visually identical to adult females during t…
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Date:
May 2021
Creator:
Gurley, Christine E