Use of anthropogenic material for extended ornamented phenotype in two fairy-wrens
Jaden Salett, James A. Kennerley, Ryan Jack, Jon Coleman, Michael S. Webster, William E. Feeney, Jordan Boersma
The paper reports the first observations of two fairy-wren species using anthropogenic materials in sexual displays to enhance reproductive fitness.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2025 · PreprintEcology