Condition-dependence, pleiotropy and the handicap principle of sexual selection in melanin-based colouration

Context-dependent effects of carotenoid supplementation on reproduction in zebra finches

(2014) Mirre J.P. Simons et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Colourful males hold high quality territories but exhibit reduced paternal care in barn swallows

(2014) Masaru Hasegawa et al.   BEHAVIOUR

Melanin-based colour polymorphism responding to climate change

(2014) Alexandre Roulin   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Melanin-Based Color of Plumage: Role of Condition and of Feathers' Microstructure

(2014) L. D'Alba et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Melanin-Specific Life-History Strategies

(2013) Guillaume Emaresi et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Mating preferences do not maintain the tailspot polymorphism in the platyfish, Xiphophorus variatus

(2013) Z. W. Culumber et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Melanin-based colour polymorphism signals aggressive personality in nest and territory defence in the tawny owl (Strix aluco)

(2013) Arnaud Da Silva et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Melanin-based coloration of sneaker male Atlantic salmon is linked to viability and emergence timing of their offspring

(2013) Lucas Marie-Orleach et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Negative frequency-dependent selection or alternative reproductive tactics: maintenance of female polymorphism in natural populations

(2013) Arne Iserbyt et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Histological Basis of Substrate Color-Induced Melanization and Reversal of Melanization in Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata)

(2013) John W. Rowe et al.   CHELONIAN CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY

Dietary Calcium, But Not a Glutathione Inhibitor, Affects Bib Size in Juvenile Male House Sparrows

(2013) Ian R. K. Stewart et al.   CONDOR

Evolution of mate choice and the so-called magic traits in ecological speciation

(2013) Xavier Thibert-Plante et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

More ornamented females produce higher-quality offspring in a socially monogamous bird: an experimental study in the great tit (Parus major)

(2013) Vladimír Remeš et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Multivariate heredity of melanin-based coloration, body mass and immunity

(2013) S-Y Kim et al.   HEREDITY

Revisiting the condition-dependence of melanin-based plumage

(2013) Sarah Guindre-Parker et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Corticosterone regulates multiple colour traits inLacerta[Zootoca]viviparamales

(2013) L. M. San-Jose et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Costs of colour change in fish: food intake and behavioural decisions

(2013) G. M. Rodgers et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Rab11b Mediates Melanin Transfer between Donor Melanocytes and Acceptor Keratinocytes via Coupled Exo/Endocytosis

(2013) Abul K. Tarafder et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Melanism, body condition and elevational distribution in the asp viper

(2013) B. Castella et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system: expression levels of this system are associated with melanogenesis and pigmentation in the tawny owl (Strix aluco)

(2013) Guillaume Emaresi et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Mating advantage for rare males in wild guppy populations

(2013) Kimberly A. Hughes et al.   NATURE

Color polymorphism in a land snail Cepaea nemoralis (Pulmonata: Helicidae) as viewed by potential avian predators

(2013) Adrian Surmacki et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Sexual Dimorphism in Melanin Pigmentation, Feather Coloration and Its Heritability in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

(2013) Nicola Saino et al.   PLoS One

Mechanisms of Color Production in a Highly Variable Shield-Back Stinkbug, Tectocoris diopthalmus (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae), and Why It Matters

(2013) Scott A. Fabricant et al.   PLoS One

Camouflage mismatch in seasonal coat color due to decreased snow duration

(2013) L. S. Mills et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Fear, food and sexual ornamentation: plasticity of colour development in Trinidadian guppies

(2013) E. W. Ruell et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Topology of Feather Melanocyte Progenitor Niche Allows Complex Pigment Patterns to Emerge

(2013) S. J. Lin et al.   SCIENCE

Pleiotropic effects of coat colour-associated mutations in humans, mice and other mammals

(2013) Monika Reissmann et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Genetics of colouration in birds

(2013) Alexandre Roulin et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Alternative trait combinations and secondary resource partitioning in sexually selected color polymorphism

(2013) Yuma Takahashi et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Pelage coloration in pinnipeds: functional considerations

(2012) Tim Caro et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Bacterial degradability of an intrafeather unmelanized ornament: a role for feather-degrading bacteria in sexual selection?

(2012) RAFAEL RUIZ-DE-CASTAÑEDA et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Similar patterns of local barn owl adaptation in the Middle East and Europe with respect to melanic coloration

(2012) MOTTI CHARTER et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Predation and the relative importance of larval colour polymorphisms and colour polyphenism in a damselfly

(2012) Frank Johansson et al.   EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY

Pigment-producing granulomatous myopathy in Atlantic salmon: A novel inflammatory response

(2012) Hilde A.S. Larsen et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Direct and correlated responses to laboratory selection for body melanisation in Drosophila melanogaster: support for the melanisation-desiccation resistance hypothesis

(2012) S. Ramniwas et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Condition-dependent expression of melanin-based coloration in the Eurasian kestrel

(2012) Romain Piault et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Predation and the Maintenance of Color Polymorphism in a Habitat Specialist Squamate

(2012) Vincent R. Farallo et al.   PLoS One

Nest Defence Intensity in House SparrowsPasser domesticusin Relation to Parental Quality and Brood Value

(2011) Alena Klvaňová et al.   ACTA ORNITHOLOGICA

Phenotypic Selection in Natural Populations: What Limits Directional Selection?

(2011) Joel G. Kingsolver et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Dominance and plumage traits: meta-analysis and metaregression analysis

(2011) Eduardo S.A. Santos et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Melanic color-dependent antipredator behavior strategies in barn owl nestlings

(2011) Valentijn van den Brink et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Condition-dependent traits as signals of the functionality of vital cellular processes

(2011) Geoffrey E. Hill   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Association between melanism, physiology and behaviour: A role for the melanocortin system

(2011) Alexandre Roulin et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

MC1R-dependent, melanin-based colour polymorphism is associated with cell-mediated response in the Eleonora’s falcon

(2011) L. GANGOSO et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Pale and dark reddish melanic tawny owls differentially regulate the level of blood circulating POMC prohormone in relation to environmental conditions

(2011) Alexandre Roulin et al.   OECOLOGIA

Coordinated Gene Networks RegulatingArabidopsisPlant Metabolism in Response to Various Stresses and Nutritional Cues

(2011) Hadar Less et al.   PLANT CELL

Interpopulation Variation in Contour Feather Structure Is Environmentally Determined in Great Tits

(2011) Juli Broggi et al.   PLoS One

Impact of gene expression noise on organismal fitness and the efficacy of natural selection

(2011) Z. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Condition Dependence and Heritability of Signaling and Nonsignaling Color Traits in Paper Wasps

(2010) Elizabeth A. Tibbetts   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Dietary Calcium Negatively Affects the Size of a Status Signal in Juvenile Male House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)

(2010) Ian R. K. Stewart et al.   AUK

Eumelanin-based coloration and fitness parameters in birds: a meta-analysis

(2010) Joël Meunier et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Age-related change in melanin-based coloration of Barn owls (Tyto alba): females that become more female-like and males that become more male-like perform better

(2010) AMELIE N. DREISS et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Sex-dependent selection on an autosomal melanic female ornament promotes the evolution of sex ratio bias

(2010) Alexandre Roulin et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

A ROLE FOR LEARNING IN POPULATION DIVERGENCE OF MATE PREFERENCES

(2010) Erik I. Svensson et al.   EVOLUTION

Responses of disparate phenotypically-plastic, melanin-based traits to common cues: limits to the benefits of adaptive plasticity?

(2010) Andrew M. Stoehr   EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY

House Sparrows Passer domesticus with larger uropygial glands show reduced feather wear

(2010) GREGORIO MORENO-RUEDA   IBIS

Feather ornaments are dynamic traits in the Great Tit Parus major

(2010) PETER ADAMÍK et al.   IBIS

Seasonality in the uropygial gland size and feather mite abundance in house sparrows Passer domesticus: natural covariation and an experiment

(2010) Péter L. Pap et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Interaction between female mating preferences and predation may explain the maintenance of rare males in the pentamorphic fish Poecilia parae

(2010) J. L. HURTADO-GONZALES et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Temporal variation in glucocorticoid levels during the resting phase is associated in opposite way with maternal and paternal melanic coloration

(2010) A. ROULIN et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Regulation of stress response is heritable and functionally linked to melanin-based coloration

(2010) B. ALMASI et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Melanin coloration has temperature-dependent effects on breeding performance that may maintain phenotypic variation in a passerine bird

(2010) P. M. SIRKIÄ et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Effects of different mating scenarios on embryo viability in brown trout

(2010) ALAIN JACOB et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Colour polymorphism and correlated characters: genetic mechanisms and evolution

(2010) JEFFREY S. MCKINNON et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Functional roles for noise in genetic circuits

(2010) Avigdor Eldar et al.   NATURE

Shades of meaning: the pigment-type switching system as a tool for discovery

(2010) Will P. Walker et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Seasonal Changes in Colour: A Comparison of Structural, Melanin- and Carotenoid-Based Plumage Colours

(2010) Kaspar Delhey et al.   PLoS One

Haste Makes Waste: Accelerated Molt Adversely Affects the Expression of Melanin-Based and Depigmented Plumage Ornaments in House Sparrows

(2010) Csongor I. Vágási et al.   PLoS One

Estrogen Increases Hair Pigmentation in Female Recessive Yellow Mice

(2010) Tomohisa Hirobe et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Effect of body position on respiratory system volumes in anesthetized red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) as measured via computed tomography

(2009) Shachar Malka et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH

Pheomelanin‐Based Coloration and the Ability to Cope with Variation in Food Supply and Parasitism

(2009) Romain Piault et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Interactions between sexual and natural selection on the evolution of a plumage badge

(2009) Brian J. Olsen et al.   EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY

Too hot to handle? Phenological and life-history responses to simulated climate change of the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

(2009) DMITRY L. MUSOLIN et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Melanin-based skin spots reflect stress responsiveness in salmonid fish

(2009) S. Kittilsen et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Strength and cost of an induced immune response are associated with a heritable melanin-based colour trait in female tawny owls

(2009) Julien Gasparini et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Females of a viviparous fish (Skiffia multipunctata) reject males with black colouration

(2009) A. Moyaho et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHOLOGY

Covariation between eumelanic pigmentation and body mass only under specific conditions

(2009) Alexandre Roulin   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Frequency-dependent reproductive success in female common lizards: a real-life hawk–dove–bully game?

(2009) Elodie Vercken et al.   OECOLOGIA

Fluctuating selection: the perpetual renewal of adaptation in variable environments

(2009) G. Bell   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Antimicrobial chemicals in hoopoe preen secretions are produced by symbiotic bacteria

(2009) M. Martin-Vivaldi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Intralocus sexual conflict

(2009) Russell Bonduriansky et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

SEASONALLY CHANGING PREEN-WAX COMPOSITION: RED KNOTS' (CALIDRIS CANUTUS) FLEXIBLE DEFENSE AGAINST FEATHER-DEGRADING BACTERIA?

(2008) JEROEN RENEERKENS et al.   AUK

Experimental support for the makeup hypothesis in nestling tawny owls (Strix aluco)

(2008) Romain Piault et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Sexual selection and the function of a melanin-based plumage ornament in polygamous penduline tits Remiz pendulinus

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

Differential selection according to the degree of cheating in a status signal

(2008) S. Nakagawa et al.   Biology Letters

Exogenous and endogenous corticosterone alter feather quality

(2008) David W. DesRochers et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Sexual signal exaggeration affects physiological state in male barn swallows

(2008) Rebecca J. Safran et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Dual Utility of a Melanin-Based Ornament in Bearded Tits

(2008) Herbert Hoi et al.   ETHOLOGY

Testing the thermal melanism hypothesis: a macrophysiological approach

(2008) S. Clusella-Trullas et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Effects of testosterone on growth, plumage pigmentation, and mortality in Black-headed Gull chicks

(2008) ALBERT F.H. ROS   IBIS

An update on the honesty of melanin-based color signals in birds

(2008) Kevin J. McGraw   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

An Intracellular Antioxidant Determines the Expression of a Melanin-Based Signal in a Bird

(2008) Ismael Galván et al.   PLoS One

Mate choice for more melanin as a mechanism to maintain a functional oncogene

(2008) A. A. Fernandez et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Resource value and the context dependence of receiver behaviour

(2008) E. A Tibbetts   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Viability of brown trout embryos positively linked to melanin-based but negatively to carotenoid-based colours of their fathers

(2008) C. Wedekind et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A Localized Negative Genetic Correlation Constrains Microevolution of Coat Color in Wild Sheep

(2008) J. Gratten et al.   SCIENCE

Development and evolution of insect pigmentation: Genetic mechanisms and the potential consequences of pleiotropy

(2008) Patricia J. Wittkopp et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system, coloration and behavioural syndromes

(2008) A DUCREST et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Corticosterone mediates the condition-dependent component of melanin-based coloration

(2007) Alexandre Roulin et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR