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

• 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

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