Mate Choice and Colored Beak Spots of King Penguins

• Published in: Ethology
• Main Authors: Keddar, Ismaël, Altmeyer, Sophie, Couchoux, Charline, Jouventin, Pierre, Dobson, F. Stephen
• Other Authors: Foster, S., Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: The Beak; King Penguins
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eth.12419; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Feth.12419; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/eth.12419

Abstract The theory of sexual selection explains sexual dimorphisms in ornaments used in mate choice. Mutual mate choice is a form of sexual selection that might explain sexually monomorphic ornamental traits. Under mutual mate choice, both sexes select partners based on the same ornament. We tested...