In many species of birds, the males are far showier than the females. Males of some species might possess colorful plumage or exaggerated physical features to catch a female’s eye, while males of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Male Satin Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) court females at specialized structures called bowers. Courtship includes a complex pattern ...

NOVA: I've heard that you have used robotic female bowerbirds. Why? Borgia: One of my students, Gail Patricelli, has just gotten a paper accepted at Nature that describes how she has used a robotic ...

ARLINGTON, Va.- When looking for sex partners, younger females prefer males who decorate their place with a little extra blue, be it plastic or feathers. They also prefer males who tone down the ...

Gail Patricelli wasn’t so sure that courtship is really as one-sided as the ill-fated show “Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?” where contestants strutted, and a watcher of the other sex selected. So, ...

It’s a well-known fact that birds have funny and weird dances to attract mates, like the superb bird-of-paradise whose mating dance involves ruffling up its blue and black feathers into what looks ...

When male spotted bowerbirds collect sticks and other doodads to wow females, these natural interior decorators don’t search for the rare showpiece, according to a new study. Biologists have wondered ...

Everyone likes a good optical illusion, and that includes at least one animal. Male bowerbirds woo females by constructing a bachelor pad that creates an illusion of uniform decor (and the illusion ...

For most people, the glorious train of the peacock is a joy to behold. But for Darwin in the years immediately following the 1859 publication of Origin of Species, in which he laid out his theory of ...

When looking for sex partners, younger females prefer males who decorate their place with a little extra blue, be it plastic or feathers. They also prefer males who tone down the intensity of their ...