Data from: A melanin-based trait is more strongly related to body size in the tropics than in temperate regions in the globally distributed barn owl

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Sex-specific selection;Tytonidae;honest signalling;sexual selection;Biogeography;melanism;colour polymorphism

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doi:10.5061/dryad.mc085g9

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geographic variation in the intensity of sexual selection and sex-specific natural selection is equivocal. Whether sex-specific traits signal aspects

Data from: Bacteria and the evolution of honest signals. The case of ornamental throat feathers in spotless starlings

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Bacterial load Feather-degrading bacteria Ornaments Sexual selection Sturnus unicolor Uropygial gland

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doi:10.5061/dryad.p69n4

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1.Mechanisms guaranteeing reliability of messages are essential in understanding the underlying information and evolution of signals. Microorganisms

Data from: Age, condition and dominance-related sexual ornament size before and during the breeding season in the black grouse Lyrurus tetrix

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Lyrurus Tetrix;ornament expression;dominance;age

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doi:10.5061/dryad.55304br

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Male ornaments function as honest cues of male quality in many species and are subject to intra- and intersexual selection. These ornaments are general

Data from: Causes and consequences of individual variation in the extent of post-juvenile moult in the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus (Passeriformes

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PIT tag;sexual selection;delayed plumage maturation;Cyanistes caeruleus;Radio Frequency Identification;2010-2012

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doi:10.5061/dryad.kb110

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y not be an honest signal of individual quality in C. caeruleus. As a result, the potential consequences of variation in moult extent for fitness are likely to be small.

Data from: A benefit to providing information? Flower size cues, plant attractiveness, and plant visit length

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foraging behavior;geitonogamy;patch departure;pollination;Bombus impatiens;honest signals;Floral rewards

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doi:10.5061/dryad.s6tj198

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In many plant species, flower size is correlated with the production of floral rewards such as nectar and pollen and therefore provides inf

Data from: The influence of early-life allocation to antlers on male performance during adulthood: evidence from contrasted populations of a lar

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Lema?tre, Jean-Fran?ois

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ageing roe deer life-history secondary sexual traits senescence

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doi:10.5061/dryad.vt169tn

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t fawn antler acts as an honest signal of phenotypic quality in roe deer. 5. For a given body mass, yearling males growing longer antlers displayed