sexual selection 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

Rock and roll: Inferred costs of Black Wheatear stone-carrying displays

By Ashleigh Marshall|2024-03-28T01:37:48+00:0028 Mar 2024|bill, display, mechanical constraint, sexual selection, signal, trade-offs|

Stone morphometry has an impact on courtship behaviour