mate selection Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Males have preferences too

By Abby Kimmitt|2020-10-12T16:29:17+00:0016 Feb 2019|mate selection, Migration, population divergence, seasonal sympatry|

Males exhibit courtship preferences based on migratory strategy of a potential mate

Survival of the prettiest

By Christina Ieronymidou|2020-09-22T13:16:57+00:003 Jul 2017|evolution, feathers, longevity, mate selection, Seabirds, survival|

Does wing pattern predict longevity?

Drab females are warm mothers

By Christina Ieronymidou|2020-09-22T13:45:48+00:0017 Oct 2016|Breeding, feathers, incubation, mate selection, nesting, plumage|

Less pigmented females have warm brood patches