Experimental stress during molt suggests the evolution of condition‐dependent and condition‐independent ornaments in the king penguin

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Schull, Quentin, Robin, Jean‐Patrice, Dobson, F. Stephen, Saadaoui, Hédi, Viblanc, Vincent A., Bize, Pierre
• Other Authors: Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: The Beak; King Penguins
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3677; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fece3.3677; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.3677

Abstract Sexual selection and social selection are two important theories proposed for explaining the evolution of colorful ornamental traits in animals. Understanding signal honesty requires studying how environmental and physiological factors during development influence the showy nature of sexual...