Peahens prefer peacocks displaying more eyespots, but rarely
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Indian peafowl have a complex courtship display in which males engage females with elongated train feathers that display iridescent colors and make mechanical sounds.
“Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) have a complex courtship display wherein males (peacocks) engage females (peahens) with elongated train (upper tail covert) feathers that display iridescent colors [10–12] and make mechanical sounds (S1 Movie) [13].”
From Biomechanics of the Peacock’s Display: How Feather Structure and Resonance Influence Multimodal Signaling (2016) · cites this paper as [10]
Natural variation among peacocks in train length and the number of displayed eyespots is not associated with mating success.
“natural variation among peacocks in train length and the number of displayed eyespots is not associated with mating success [10].”
From Biomechanics of the Peacock’s Display: How Feather Structure and Resonance Influence Multimodal Signaling (2016) · cites this paper as [10]
Natural variation in train length is not associated with peacock mating success.
“Although natural variation in train length is not associated with peacock mating success [10]”
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- Authors
- Dakin, R., & Montgomerie, R.
- Affiliations
- Queen's University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Dakin, Roslyn
- Venue
- Animal Behaviour
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-07
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 21-28
- ISSN
- 0003-3472 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2155922821
- Cited by
- 48
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Animal Behaviour (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Society of Canadian Ornithologists
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Avian ecology and behavior
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology › Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Keywords
- peafowl, Pavo cristatus, eyespots, female mate choice, mate choice, sexual selection, courtship display, mating success, feral populations, ornamentation
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