Zebra Finch (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of Melbourne

Zebra Finch (2 of 2)

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This photo shows exquisitely fine barred plumage in a male zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). The Zebra Finch is just one of many species where barred plumage appears at sexual maturity and only in males, indicating it that barred patterns can function in sexual signaling in birds.

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Ms. Thanh-Lan Gluckman, University of Melbourne

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