Sexing a gender-role-reversed species based on plumage: potential challenges in the red phalarope
Sex-role reversal, in which males care for offspring, can occur when mate competition is stronger between females than males. Secondary sex traits and mate attracting displays in sex-role-reversed species are usually more pronounced in females than in males. The red phalarope is a textbook example o...
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2016
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