Tag: Chloephaga picta

Male achromatic wing colouration is related to body condition and female reproductive investment in a dichromatic species, the upland goose

Anatidae, Anseriformes, science article, South America
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Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta) Science Article 1 abstract In many bird species, achromatic plumage patch size can serve as a male status signal, but the use of variations in the achromatic colours themselves as a quality signal has only recently come into focus. In our study, we sought to determine whether achromatic plumage reflects individual […]