This study was funded by the Collaborative Research Grants of the University of Colombo(to SS);the Special Talent Recruitment grant from Guangxi University(to EG);The fieldwork was conducted with the permission of WL/3/2/19/13(Department of Wildlife Conservation,Sri Lanka)and R&E/RES/NFSRC/2013-01-P-02(Forest Department,Sri Lanka)。
Models of allopatric speciation within an island biogeographic framework suggest that the division of ancestral mainland populations leads to one or more allopatric island species predominantly through natural and sex...
The objective of this work was to draw up an inventory of environmental and anthropogenic factors linked to indigenous breeding practices of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) influenced by plumage characteristics. The in...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32260127);the Education Department of Hainan Province(HnjgY2022-12);the Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(320CXTD437);the Hainan Provincial Innovative Research Program for Graduates(Qhys2022-241)。
Adaptive mate choice has been accepted as the leading theory to explain the colorful plumage of birds.This theory hypothesizes that conspicuous colors act as signals to advertise the qualities of the owners.However,a ...
Do you still remember the first time you saw a male peacock show off his beautiful,extravagant tail feathers to potential mates?What was your reaction?Astonished,for sure,but maybe you also wondered how this bird coul...
funded by FCT with grants to JSC(SFRH/BD/113580/2015),JAA(SFRH/BPD/91527/2012),RC(SFRH/BPD/118635/2016);benefited from financial support to CESAM(UID/AMB/50017/2019),through national funds(FCT/MCTES).
Background: Accurate estimation of nestlings’ age is essential in avian demography studies as well as in population ecology and conservation. For example, it can be useful for synchronizing nest visits with events of...
The uropygial gland has been hypothesized to play a role in sexual signaling through a "make-up" function derived from the effects of secretions from the gland on the appearanee of the plumage and bare parts of the bo...
Background: This paper describes the chick plumage of spurfowl(Pternistis) and francolin(Francolinus, Dendroperdix Peliperdix and Scleroptila) chicks, tests its significance for phylogenetic relationships and also exp...
supported by the 2014 Fundamental Research Program from Science and Technology of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China
Carotenoids, which generate yellow, orange, and red colors, are crucial pigments in avian plumage. Investigations into genes associated with carotenoid- based coloration in avian species are important; however, such r...
Contrary to the nestling phase, the post-fledging phase has been less studied probably because it is challenging to follow the chicks after they fledge. However, this phase is crucial to consider when focusing on the ...
funded by the Natural Environment Research Council
The resemblance of some parasitic cuckoos to Accipiter hawks has been known since ancient times. Recent experiments show that the hawk-like features of Common Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) facilitate access to Reed Warble...