King penguin ornamentation and acoustics ...

• Main Authors: Kriesell, Hannah Joy, Aubin, Thierry, Planas-Bielsa, Victor, Schull, Quentin, Bonadonna, Francesco, Cornec, Clément, Le Maho, Yvon, Troudet, Laura, Le Bohec, Céline
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2021
• Subjects: Animal communication; Mate choice; Optimal response index; Ornamentation; Penguin; Sexual Maturation; Vocalisations; Binary Object; Adaptive strategies and population dynamics of polar seabirds under environmental constraints ECOPHY-ANTAVIA; Behavioural ecology of subantarctic birds ETHOTAAF; Réseau Thématique Pluridisciplinaire International NUTrition et RESistance aux Stress environnementaux RTPI_NUTRESS; The Beak; King Penguins
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.932450; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.932450

King penguins are sexually monomorphically ornamented seabirds that perform a complex visual and acoustic courtship display. Coloured beak spots and ear patches contain information about the condition and physiological status of adult males and females, but their role as a signal of age has previous...