Costly conspicuousness reveals benefits of sexual dimorphism in brood parasitic diederik cuckoos

Abstract The existence of adult sexual dimorphism is typically explained as a consequence of sexual selection, yet coevolutionary drivers of sexual dimorphism frequently remain untested. Here, I investigate the role of sexual dimorphism in host–parasite interactions of the brood parasitic diederik c...

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Published in:	Ecology and Evolution
Main Author:	Jennifer York
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2024-05-01
Subjects:	brood parasitism coevolution Cuculidae discrimination sexual dimorphism
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11263

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