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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-11-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77405-3 |