sexual dimorphism Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Horse of the Woodland

By Robert Montgomerie|2025-04-28T15:18:53+00:0018 Apr 2025|display, Galliformes, game bird, History of Ornithology, sexual dimorphism, sexual selection, woodland birds|

The Scottish origins of the name 'Capercaillie'

Winging it

By Ashleigh Marshall|2024-12-19T14:19:54+00:0012 Dec 2024|flexibility, passerines, phenotypic variation, repeatability, sexual dimorphism, sexual selection, trait expression, wing patch size|

European Stonechat white wing patch is a dynamic but consistent trait

Sex roles and sex ratios

By Tamás Székely|2023-11-20T09:31:54+00:0020 Nov 2023|Breeding, breeding biology, reproduction, sexual dimorphism, shorebirds|

What do shorebirds teach us about the evolution of breeding systems?

Grey plumage: What is it good for?

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-08-24T07:41:36+00:0026 Aug 2021|adaptation, camouflage, colouration, selection, sexual dimorphism|

A correlative study explores several hypotheses.

Exploring raptor diets using social media

By Connor Panter|2021-01-18T13:33:37+00:0021 Jan 2021|birds of prey, diet, Facebook, image processing, predation, raptors, sexual dimorphism, social media|

Web-sourced images provide insights into sex- and age-differences in the diet of an avian predator

Battle of the sexes

By Darren O’Connell|2020-12-16T14:49:46+00:006 May 2019|competition, island birds, morphological niche, sexual dimorphism|

Niche contraction in females but not males in high density island populations