How king penguins advertise their sexual maturity

• Published in: Animal Behaviour
• Main Authors: Kriesell, Hannah Joy, Aubin, Thierry, Planas-bielsa, Víctor, Schull, Quentin, Bonadonna, Francesco, Cornec, Clément, Le Maho, Yvon, Troudet, Laura, Le Bohec, Céline
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2021
• Subjects: animal communication; mate choice; optimal response index; ornamentation; penguin; sexual maturation; vocalization; The Beak; King Penguins
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00700/81157/85386.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00700/81157/85387.jpg; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00700/81157/85388.mp3; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00700/81157/85389.jpg; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00700/81157/85390.jpg; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.05.015; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00700/81157/

Reproductive success can improve with experience, which increases with age in many long-lived species. Signals that provide reliable information about age are therefore of importance for mate choice and consequently are under sexual selection. In birds, these are often vocal signals as well as visua...