Female plumage coloration is sensitive to the cost of reproduction. An experiment in blue tits

Female–female aggressiveness is influenced by female coloration in blue tits

(2011) Afiwa Midamegbe et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Life history of breeding partners alters age-related changes of reproductive traits in a natural population of blue tits

(2011) Josh R. Auld et al.   OIKOS

Mediating male–male interactions: the role of the UV blue crest coloration in blue tits

(2010) Alice Rémy et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

A female signal reflects MHC genotype in a social primate

(2010) Elise Huchard et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Sperm of colourful males are better protected against oxidative stress

(2010) Fabrice Helfenstein et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Carry-over effects as drivers of fitness differences in animals

(2010) Xavier A. Harrison et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Female ornamentation, parental quality, and competitive ability in the rock sparrow

(2010) Matteo Griggio et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHOLOGY

Honest olfactory ornamentation in a female-dominant primate

(2010) M. BOULET et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Female American goldfinches use carotenoid-based bill coloration to signal status

(2009) Troy G. Murphy et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Ultraviolet crown colouration affects contest outcomes among male blue tits, but only in the absence of prior encounters

(2009) Oscar Vedder et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Moult speed affects structural feather ornaments in the blue tit

(2009) M. GRIGGIO et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Sexual selection and condition-dependence

(2009) R. A. JOHNSTONE et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

A multifactorial test of the effects of carotenoid access, food intake and parasite load on the production of ornamental feathers and bill coloration in American goldfinches

(2009) G. E. Hill et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Carotenoid-based plumage colouration is associated with blood parasite richness and stress protein levels in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)

(2009) Sara del Cerro et al.   OECOLOGIA

Will male advertisement be a reliable indicator of paternal care, if offspring survival depends on male care?

(2009) N. B. Kelly et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Sexual selection in females

(2008) Tim Clutton-Brock   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Fecundity compromises attractiveness when pigments are scarce

(2008) Judith Morales et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Manipulation of male attractiveness induces rapid changes in avian maternal yolk androgen deposition

(2008) Sjouke A. Kingma et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Sex and age differences in reflectance and biochemistry of carotenoid-based colour variation in the great tit Parus major

(2008) CAROLINE ISAKSSON et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Elevated reproductive effort increases blood parasitaemia and decreases immune function in birds: a meta-regression approach

(2008) Sarah C. L. Knowles et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

No fecundity cost of female secondary sexual trait expression in the horned beetleOnthophagus sagittarius

(2008) L. W. SIMMONS et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Increased Energy Expenditure but Decreased Stress Responsiveness during Molt

(2008) Nicole E. Cyr et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Quantifying Variability of Avian Colours: Are Signalling Traits More Variable?

(2008) Kaspar Delhey et al.   PLoS One