Visual, Auditory, and Olfactory Sexual Selection Methods in Birds Inform Mate Choice by Serving as Indicators for Mate Quality

Olfactory cues can provide females with information about the size, species, sex, and even behavior of other birds.

Visual cues give females information about the developmental success, nutrition, foraging ability, and genetic quality, while acoustic signals allow females to access the intelligence of males.

by Jack Hodges

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