Senescence of song revealed by a long-term study of the Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis)

Abstract Senescence is widespread in nature, often resulting in diminishing survival or reproduction with age, but its role in age-dependent variation in sexual traits is often poorly understood. One reason is that few studies of sexual traits consider non-linear relationships with age, or only cons...

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Main Authors: Mathew L. Berg, Sarah C. Beebe, Jan Komdeur, Adam P. A. Cardilini, Raoul F. H. Ribot, Andrew T. D. Bennett, Katherine L. Buchanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77405-3