Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
Evaluating the roles of signaling and camouflage in the evolution of iris color in Tyranni passerines.
Gabriel Macedo, Yuchen Chen, Eamon C Corbett, Rafael S Marcondes, Gustavo A Bravo, Cibele Biondo, Sara E Lipshutz
Published: 202510.1093/evolut/qpaf228
Abstract
Iris color is a conspicuous and diverse trait across animals, but its evolutionary drivers are poorly understood. In over 1000 species of Tyranni passerines, we tested hypotheses relating iris color to signaling and camouflage, its main putative func…
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