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Archive of Tag: female choice

Feathers
Iridescence Revealed in the Feathers of an Anna’s Hummingbird
clip 0:26
Behavior
Vogelkop Bowerbird Decorates His Bower With Flowers
clip 0:52
Behavior
Superb Lyrebird Might Be the Fanciest Bird in the World
clip 1:04
Behavior
Bird-of-Paradise Spreads His Feather Skirt and Dances
clip 1:15
BehaviorSongs + Calls
Northern Mockingbird Sings Hundreds of Borrowed Songs
clip 0:45
BehaviorEvolution
A Fancy Experiment
Interactive Feature
BehaviorEvolution
Fancy Males & Choosy Females
Interactive Feature
BehaviorEvolution
On a Sage-Grouse Lek
Interactive Feature
BehaviorEvolution
How Fanciness Evolves
Interactive Feature
BehaviorEvolution
All About Fancy Males
Interactive Feature
Greater-Sage-Grouse male with females
BehaviorEvolution
On a Sage-Grouse Lek: Elite Males
video 1:59
Male Greater Sage-Grouse display
AnatomyBehavior
On a Sage-Grouse Lek: The Male Display
video 3:07
Female Greater Sage-Grouse
BehaviorBrains + Senses
On a Sage-Grouse Lek: Female Connoisseurs
video 2:40
AnatomyEvolution
Ribbon-tailed Astrapia: The Three-Foot Tail
video 2:17
A bird becomes fancier through sexual selection
Evolution
Natural & Sexual Selection: An Illustrated Introduction
video 8:29
Two species of birds evolve on an island
Evolution
Speciation: An Illustrated Introduction
video 8:26
The Black Sicklebill transformed during courtship display
BehaviorFeathers
Black Sicklebill: The Thin Blue Line
video 2:51
The colorful Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise
EvolutionFeathers
Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise: A Full Spectrum
video 3:04
The iridescent throat of a Magnificent Riflebird
EvolutionFeathers
Magnificent Riflebird: Directional Color
video 1:49
Bird-of-paradise from the genus Parotia performing a ballerina dance
BehaviorEvolution
Parotia: Ballerina Dance
video 3:04
The long modified feathers on a King-of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise
EvolutionFeathers
King-of-Saxony: Giant Head Wires
video 2:54
A young male Paradise Riflebird imitates an adult courtship display
BehaviorEvolution
Paradise Riflebird: Practice, Practice
video 2:33
Iridescent feathers on a Ribbon-tailed Astrapia
Feathers
Iridescence: and the Birds-of-Paradise
video 1:25
Dance moves of Parotia birds-of-paradise
BehaviorEvolution
Carola's Parotia: King of the Dance
video 5:14
A diagram showing the transformation of the Superb Bird-of-Paradise during courtship display
Behavior
Superb Bird-of-Paradise: Psychedelic Smiley Face
video 4:30
AnatomyFeathers
Color: and the Birds-of-Paradise
video 6:40
BehaviorEvolution
Inspection & Touch: and the Birds-of-Paradise
video 5:08
Birds-of-Paradise transform their shape
BehaviorEvolution
Shape Shifting: and the Birds-of-Paradise
video 6:44
EvolutionSongs + Calls
Sound: and the Birds-of-Paradise
video 6:09
Birds-of-paradise dancing
BehaviorEvolution
Dance: and the Birds-of-Paradise
video 6:16
A male Gunnison Sage-Grouse displays on a lek
BehaviorConservation
On a Lek with Gunnison Sage-Grouse