EcologyJournal für OrnithologiePeer-reviewed
Reduced ornamentation became elaborated in benign environments in a bird species
Masaru Hasegawa, Emi Arai, Takahiro Kato
The study examines tail ornamentation in Pacific swallows, finding that those roosting in safer, less stressful environments have longer tail feathers, suggesting reduced ornamentation can become elaborated in benign conditions.
DOI 10.1007/s10336-024-02166-z