Divergent color signals from homologous unfeathered ornaments in two congeneric grouse

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 9; no. 20; pp. 11833 - 11847
• Main Authors: Gould, Geoffrey M., Carter, Gerald G., Augustine, Jacqueline K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2019; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Age; Animal reproduction; Body parts; character displacement; Chickens; Color; Dependence; Esophagus; Homology; honest signaling; Lek behavior; lek‐mating grouse; Males; Mate selection; Original Research; Plumage; Poultry; Properties (attributes); signal divergence; Signaling; skin color; spectrometry; Success; Visual aspects; Visual signals; Wildfowl; United States > US; Ohio
• ISSN: 2045-7758; 2045-7758
• DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5687

Color‐based visual signals are important aspects of communication throughout the animal kingdom. Individuals evaluate color to obtain information about age and condition and to behave accordingly. Birds display a variety of striking, conspicuous colors and make ideal subjects for the study of color...