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Ornament Evolution

Ornament Evolution is a biological evolutionary process whereby elaborate phenotypic traits develop and diversify through sexual selection, distinguished from other evolutionary pathways by their primary function in enhancing mating success rather than survival.

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Why have birds got multiple sexual ornaments?

Andrew Pomiankowski · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 1993 · 844 citations

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Why are female birds ornamented?

Trond Amundsen · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2000 · 706 citations

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Armaments and ornaments: an evolutionary explanation of traits of dual utility

Anders Berglund · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 1996 · 655 citations

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Armaments and ornaments: an evolutionary explanation of traits of dual utility

Anders Berglund, Angelo Bisazza, Andrea Pilastro · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 1996 · 636 citations · Full text

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EVOLUTION OF CONDITION-DEPENDENT SEX ORNAMENTS AND MATING PREFERENCES: SEXUAL SELECTION BASED ON VIABILITY DIFFERENCES

Malte Andersson · Evolution · 1986 · 599 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. AP
    Anders Pape Møller

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    9 publications · 850 citations

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  2. AP
    Andrew Pomiankowski

    University College London, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. GF
    Gregory F. Grether

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    7 publications · 762 citations

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  4. GE
    Geoffrey E. Hill

    Auburn University, United States

    6 publications · 679 citations

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  5. EA
    Emi Arai

    The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Japan

    5 publications · 97 citations

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  1. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    16 h-index

    25 publications

    3.9K citations

  2. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

    Madrid, Spain

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    856 citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    2.1K citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Auburn University

    Auburn, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    651 citations

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  1. Evolution

    40 publications · 3.3K citations

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  3. Journal of Evolutionary Biology

    JEB · 18 publications · 755 citations

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  4. Animal Behaviour

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. The American Naturalist

    AN · 12 publications · 575 citations

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