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

Sexy birds are superior at solving a foraging problem

(2011) F. Mateos-Gonzalez et al.   Biology Letters

Sperm of colourful males are better protected against oxidative stress

(2010) Fabrice Helfenstein et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

THE LANDE-KIRKPATRICK MECHANISM IS THE NULL MODEL OF EVOLUTION BY INTERSEXUAL SELECTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR MEANING, HONESTY, AND DESIGN IN INTERSEXUAL SIGNALS

(2010) Richard O. Prum   EVOLUTION

Are large wattles related to particular MHC genotypes in the male pheasant?

(2010) Mariella Baratti et al.   GENETICA

Genetic and environmental effects on a condition-dependent trait: feather growth in Siberian jays

(2010) P. GIENAPP et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Physiological stress links parasites to carotenoid-based colour signals

(2010) F. MOUGEOT et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Carotenoid-based coloration predicts resistance to oxidative damage during immune challenge

(2010) L. Perez-Rodriguez et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Oxidative stress and the effect of parasites on a carotenoid-based ornament

(2010) F. Mougeot et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Environmentally induced phenotypes and DNA methylation: how to deal with unpredictable conditions until the next generation and after

(2010) BERNARD ANGERS et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Nutritional correlates and mate acquisition role of multiple sexual traits in male collared flycatchers

(2010) Gergely Hegyi et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Detrimental effects of carotenoid pigments: the dark side of bright coloration

(2010) Kristal A. Huggins et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Male satin bowerbird problem-solving ability predicts mating success

(2009) Jason Keagy et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Mate choice for genetic quality: a test of the heterozygosity and compatibility hypotheses in a lek-breeding bird

(2009) T.B. Ryder et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Offspring performance is linked to parental identity and male breeding ornamentation in whitefish

(2009) HANNU HUUSKONEN et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Does immune response cause oxidative stress in birds? A meta-analysis

(2009) David Costantini et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Does anthropogenic metal pollution affect carotenoid colouration, antioxidative capacity and physiological condition of great tits (Parus major)?

(2009) Ann Geens et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY

A single exposure to an acute stressor has lasting consequences for the hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal response to stress in free-living birds

(2009) Sharon E. Lynn et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Gene expression in the placenta: maternal stress and epigenetic responses

(2009) Ciprian P. Gheorghe et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Sexual selection and condition-dependence

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

Age-dependent allocation of carotenoids to coloration versus antioxidant defences

(2009) J. Cote et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Physiological Stress Mediates the Honesty of Social Signals

(2009) Gary R. Bortolotti et al.   PLoS One

What is individual quality? An evolutionary perspective

(2009) Alastair J. Wilson et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Carotenoids are minor antioxidants for birds

(2008) D. Costantini et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system, coloration and behavioural syndromes

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