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SUBMITTER: Hernandez A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8424322 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hernández América A Martínez-Gómez Margarita M Beamonte-Barrientos René R Montoya Bibiana B
Biology letters 20210908 9
Colourful traits in females are suggested to have evolved and be maintained by sexual selection. Although several studies have evaluated this idea, support is still equivocal. Evidence has been compiled in reviews, and a handful of quantitative syntheses has explored cumulative support for the link between condition and specific colour traits in males and females. However, understanding the potential function of females' colourful traits in sexual communication has not been the primary focus of ...[more]