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Geolocators reveal variation and sex-specific differences in the migratory strategies of a long-distance migrant
2021
Bell F, Bearhop S, Briedis M, El Harouchi M, Bell SC, Castello J, Burgess M. 2022. Geolocators reveal variation and sex-specific differences in the migratory strategies of a long-distance migrant. Ibis. doi:10.1111/ibi.13017
Geolocators reveal variation and sex-specific differences in the migratory strategies of a long-distance migrant-reference-data
2021
Bell F, Bearhop S, Briedis M, El Harouchi M, Bell SC, Castello J, Burgess M. 2022. Geolocators reveal variation and sex-specific differences in the migratory strategies of a long-distance migrant. Ibis. doi:10.1111/ibi.13017
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2021
Bell F, Bearhop S, Briedis M, El Harouchi M, Bell SC, Castello J, Burgess M. 2022. Geolocators reveal variation and sex-specific differences in the migratory strategies of a long-distance migrant. Ibis. doi:10.1111/ibi.13017
Plumage colour and male-male interactions in the pied flycatcher
1993
Abstract Abstract. The influence of male colour on male-male interactions in the pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca , was studied using several types of field experiments. This species exhibits delayed plumage maturation, each male becoming more conspicuously black and white from the first to the second breeding summer. However, individual males vary even more, some old males being as brown as females. When territorial males were presented with a choice between brown and black male intruders (or brown males painted black) they directed more aggression towards the black males. Brown plumage did not help males obtain nestboxes close to other males. If anything browner males were at a disadva…
Can female preference explain sexual dichromatism in the pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca?
1990
How important female choice is for the evolution of male secondary sexual characteristics is controversial. Two field and one laboratory experiment, using the pied flycatcher, were performed to test the female choice aspect of sexual selection. In addition, non-manipulative data from 5 years are presented. The observational data suggest a slight preference for dark males by females but in field experiments in which males had territories at random sites (i.e. they did not choose a territory) or the colour of concurrently arriving males was altered, there was no preference for darker ones. Similarly, oestradiol-treated females did not prefer black or brown males in the laboratory. Thus, there…
Individual color variation and male quality in pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca): a role of ultraviolet reflectance
2002
Bright coloration of males in many animal species has inspired researchers for more than a century. In this field study, we investigated whether color variation between individuals is related to individual quality in pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) males in terms of arrival time at the breeding sites. In addition to traditional visual color scoring, plumage color was measured using spectroradiometric measurements between 320 and 700 nm. This range includes the near-ultraviolet waveband from 320 to 400 nm. Males that arrived earlier at breeding sites had higher proportional UV reflectance in the crown and mantle. The proportional UV reflectance in the crown and mantle was not related to…
Forehead Patch Size Predicts the Outcome of Male–Male Competition in the Pied Flycatcher
2013
Males of many animal species express ornaments that affect their reproduction opportunities through male–male competition or female mate choice. Such ornaments can, for example, inform conspecifics about the fighting ability, condition or territory ownership of the bearer. Pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) males have a conspicuous white forehead patch that varies greatly in size. We examined whether the white forehead patch is an intrasexually selected trait in a Finnish population. We artificially manipulated forehead patch size to represent two naturally occurring extremes and competed males against each other in the presence of a female. Males with a large forehead patch were more agg…
The influence of blue light on the Dionaea muscipula cultivation
2018
Rośliny wykorzystują światło jako źródło energii do fotosyntezy, reagują na jego intensywność, długość fali świetlnej i kierunek światła. Jest ono także swoistym sygnałem środowiskowym. Światło jest odbierane przez fotoreceptory roślin, takie jak: kryptochromy, fototropiny oraz fitochromy, a rośliny generują szeroki zakres specyficznych odpowiedzi fizjologicznych przez te receptory. Do badań wykorzystano dwie hodowle roślinne składające się z dwóch odmian muchołówki amerykańskiej - Dionaea muscipula: Regular form oraz Red green. Jedną z hodowli poddano oddziaływaniu światła niebieskiego, a drugą - kontrolną prowadzono w warunkach oddziaływania światła słonecznego. Prowadzono pomiary morfolo…