Archive of Tag: sexual selection

Feathers

Iridescence Revealed in the Feathers of an Anna’s Hummingbird

Behavior

Vogelkop Bowerbird Decorates His Bower With Flowers

Behavior

Superb Lyrebird Might Be the Fanciest Bird in the World

Behavior

Bird-of-Paradise Spreads His Feather Skirt and Dances

BehaviorSongs + Calls

Northern Mockingbird Sings Hundreds of Borrowed Songs

BehaviorEvolution

A Fancy Experiment

BehaviorEvolution

On a Sage-Grouse Lek

BehaviorEvolution

How Fanciness Evolves

Evolution

Fancy Males

BehaviorEvolution

All About Fancy Males

AnatomyEvolution

Ribbon-tailed Astrapia: The Three-Foot Tail

BehaviorSongs + Calls

An Expert Mimic: The Gray Catbird

Evolution

Natural & Sexual Selection: An Illustrated Introduction

Evolution

Speciation: An Illustrated Introduction

BehaviorFeathers

Black Sicklebill: The Thin Blue Line

EvolutionFeathers

Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise: A Full Spectrum

EvolutionFeathers

Magnificent Riflebird: Directional Color

BehaviorEvolution

Parotia: Ballerina Dance

EvolutionFeathers

King-of-Saxony: Giant Head Wires

BehaviorEvolution

Paradise Riflebird: Practice, Practice