Beak colour dynamically signals changes in fasting status and parasite loads in king penguins

This research was funded by the French Polar Institute (IPEV–Research Program 119) and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS-INEE). Field logistic support was provided by Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises. Q.S. was funded by a doctoral fellowship from the Ministère Franç...

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Published in:Behavioral Ecology
Main Authors: Schull, Quentin, Dobson, F. Stephen, Stier, Antoine, Robin, Jean-Patrice, Bize, Pierre, Viblanc, Vincent A.
Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen.Institute of Biological & Environmental Sciences
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
dynamic ornament
fasting
honest signal
king penguin
parasites
sexual selection
QL Zoology
QL
Antarc*
Antarctique*
King Penguins
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2164/8858
https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arw091
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Summary:This research was funded by the French Polar Institute (IPEV–Research Program 119) and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS-INEE). Field logistic support was provided by Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises. Q.S. was funded by a doctoral fellowship from the Ministère Français de l’Education Supérieur et de la Recherche. We thank all over-wintering assistants: Benoit Gineste, Sylvia Pardonnet, Laureline Durand, Emilie Lefol and Hédi Saadaoui for field work and Emilio Rojas for helpful discussion on the analyses. We apologize to our stick insect (Carausius morosus) for bearing with VAV’s inquisitive curiosity during our debates on color ornaments in king penguins. We sincerely thank the editor and 2 anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on a previous version of the paper. Peer reviewed

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