BILL HOLSTEN(See “The effects of life history and sexual selection on male and female plumage colouration,” Nature, 2015.)
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Differences in male (right) and female (left) plumage in the shining honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) and other songbirds may be driven by factors beyond sexual selection.
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