| badge size and arrival time predict mating success of red-breasted flycatcher ficedula parva males. | older red-breasted flycatcher males (after the second year) have an orange patch on the throat and breast. to date, the occurrence of this ornament has been explained in terms of male-male interactions. in this paper, we show that badge size also influences the mating success of red-breasted-flycatcher males. in addition to the size of the ornament, arrival time was a second factor related to the males' mating success, but no effects of body parameters such as wing length, tarsus length, and bod ... | 2012 | 23215969 |
| individual heterozygosity influences arrival times and mating success of male red-breasted flycatchers ficedula parva. | we examined the relationship between individual heterozygosity of male red-breasted flycatchers (ficedula parva; a small long-distance migratory, socially monogamous bird species) and their mating success, arrival time and age. using eight polymorphic microsatellite loci, we found that male heterozygosity is related to both mating success and arrival time, but not to age. mated and earlier arriving males had higher heterozygosity than later arrivals and bachelors, but we did not find a relations ... | 2020 | 32760458 |
| early arriving males wait longer for a mate than later arrivals: the case of a migratory monogamous passerine bird species. | individuals that arrive earlier on the breeding grounds may obtain many advantages but they also have to spend time waiting for a mate. i studied the waiting times of male red-breasted flycatchers ficedula parva, a small, migratory, sexually dichromatic passerine bird species under natural conditions (białowieża national park, poland) in relation to year, arrival time, age of male and morphological parameters. the length of waiting time was dependent on males' arrival time. the males which arriv ... | 2018 | 29353955 |