Tag: Phylloscopus fuscatus

Polygyny in the dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus: theimportance of female qualities

Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) Science Article 1 abstract The polygyny threshold model states that secondary females gain benefits from high territory quality thatoutweigh the costs of sharing a male. We aimed to test this prediction using the dusky warbler as a modelspecies. We first showed that neither the shifted sex ratio hypothesis nor the no-cost […]

WHY MATED DUSKYWARBLERS SING SO MUCH: TERRITORY GUARDING AND MALE QUALITY ANNOUNCEMENT

Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) Science Article 2 abstract The fertility announcement hypothesis states that males sing most intensively during theperiod of female fertility in order to assure their paternity, as females would prefer to sexuallymate with males singing at a high rate. The dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) is one ofthe species in which singing intensity […]

Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Phylloscopidae | [latin] Phylloscopus fuscatus | [UK] Dusky Warbler | [FR] Pouillot fuligineux | [DE] Dunkel-Laubsanger | [ES] Mosquitero sombrio | [NL] Bruine Boszanger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Phylloscopus fuscatus EU ne Asia, wc China OR Phylloscopus fuscatus fuscatus Phylloscopus fuscatus robustus Physical […]