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Uranoscodon superciliosus

Known as: Tropidurus superciliosa, Agama superciliosa, Lacerta superciliosa 
 
National Institutes of Health

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2017
2017
Lack of assortative mating for tail, body size, or condition in the elaborate monomorphic Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa)
—Elaborate male and female plumage can be maintained by mutual sexual selection and function as a mate-choice or status signal in… (More)
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2016
2016
Dishonest ‘preemptive’ pursuit-deterrent signal? Why the turquoise-browed motmot wags its tail before feeding nestlings
Both sexes of the turquoise-browed motmot, Eumomota superciliosa, display their long-racketed tail in an exaggerated side-to-side… (More)
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2012
2012
Condition and brightness of structural blue-green: motmot tail-racket brightness is related to speed of feather growth in males, but not in females
Coloration plays an important role in sexual and social communication, and in many avian species both males and females maintain… (More)
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2008
2008
Mitochondrial Analysis of Gene Flow between New Zealand Mallards (anas Platyrhynchos) and Grey Ducks (a. Superciliosa)
•One of the more well-known examples of hybridization in birds is the frequently documented occurrence between sexually dimorphic… (More)
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2008
2008
Lack of Assortative Mating for Tail, Body Size, or Condition in the Elaborate Monomorphic Turquoise-browed Motmot
—Elaborate male and female plumage can be maintained by mutual sexual selection and function as a mate-choice or status signal in… (More)
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2007
2007
Predator-elicited visual signal: why the turquoise-browed motmot wag-displays its racketed tail
Both sexes of the turquoise-browed motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) perform a wag-display in the presence of predators, whereby… (More)
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2007
2007
Lack of melanized keratin and barbs that fall off: how the racketed tail of the turquoise-browed motmot Eumomota superciliosa is formed
The racket-tipped tail of the motmots is uniquely shaped and its formation has attracted much attention. Barbs that grow along… (More)
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2007
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2007
Display of an Inedible Prop as a Signal of Aggression? Adaptive Significance of Leaf-Display by the Turquoise-Browed Motmot, Eumomota superciliosa
Many avian species perform elaborate behavioral displays when signaling to conspecifics. Elaborate displays are most often… (More)
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2007
2007
Philornis fasciventris (Wulp) (Diptera: Muscidae): description of the male, larva and puparium, with notes on biology and host association.
The male, larva and puparium of Philornis fasciventris (Wulp) are described for the first time, as well as the larval habit and… (More)
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2004
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2004
The life-cycle and morphology of Trichobilharzia australis n.sp. (Digenea: Schistosomatidae) from the nasal blood vessels of the black duck (Anas superciliosa) in Australia, with a review of the…
The life-cycle of Trichobilharzia australis n.sp. from northern Australia is outlined and the morphology of each stage described… (More)
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