Is territory defence related to plumage ornaments in the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus?

• Published in: Ethology
• Main Authors: Viera, Vanessa, Nolan, Paul M., Côté, Steeve D., Jouventin, Pierre, Groscolas, René
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell 2021
• Subjects: Manchot royal > Mœurs et comportement; Agressivité chez les animaux; Territorialité (Zoologie); Sélection sexuelle chez les animaux; Manchot royal > Couleur; Manchot; Antarc*; Antarctique*; King Penguins
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/69967; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01454.x

Colourful ornaments in monogamous birds may be directed at potential mates or other conspecifics to signal individual condition, reproductive status or fighting ability, especially in monogamous and territorial species. We investigated whether the size of the orange auricular patch may be an indicat...