Male-like ornamentation in female hummingbirds results from social harassment rather than sexual selection

Title
Male-like ornamentation in female hummingbirds results from social harassment rather than sexual selection
Authors
Keywords
social selection, sexual selection, ornamentation, sexual dimorphism, plumage coloration, ontogeny, female-limited polymorphism, hummingbird, Trochilidae, Florisuga mellivora
Journal
CURRENT BIOLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 19, Pages 4381-4387.e6
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Online
2021-08-26
DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.043

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