Peafowl
Evolution
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Most commonly, during a courtship display, the visiting peahen will stop directly in front of the peacock, thus providing her with the ability to assess the male at 90° to the surface of the feather. Then, the male will turn and display his feathers about 45° to the right of the sun's azimuth which allows the sunlight to accentuate the iridescence of his train. If the female chooses to interact with the male, he will then turn to face her and shiver his train so as to begin the mating process.{{cite journal |last1=Adeline Loyau, Doris Gomez, Benoît Moureau, Marc Théry, Nathan S. Hart, Michel Saint Jalme, Andrew T.D. Bennett, Gabriele Sorci| title=Iridescent structurally based coloration of eyespots correlates with mating success in the peacock| journal=Behavioral Ecology| date=November 2007|volume=18| issue=6| pages=1123–1131| doi=10.1093/beheco/arm088| doi-access=free}} |
Most commonly, during a courtship display, the visiting peahen will stop directly in front of the peacock, thus providing her with the ability to assess the male at 90° to the surface of the feather. Then, the male will turn and display his feathers about 45° to the right of the sun's azimuth which allows the sunlight to accentuate the iridescence of his train. If the female chooses to interact with the male, he will then turn to face her and shiver his train so as to begin the mating process.{{cite journal |last1=Adeline Loyau, Doris Gomez, Benoît Moureau, Marc Théry, Nathan S. Hart, Michel Saint Jalme, Andrew T.D. Bennett, Gabriele Sorci| title=Iridescent structurally based coloration of eyespots correlates with mating success in the peacock| journal=Behavioral Ecology| date=November 2007|volume=18| issue=6| pages=1123–1131| doi=10.1093/beheco/arm088| doi-access=free}} |
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=== Evolution=== |
=== Evolution=== boi shut yo |
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====Sexual selection ==== |
====Sexual selection ==== |
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[[Charles Darwin]] suggested in ''[[The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex]]'' that peafowl plumage may have evolved through [[sexual selection]]: |
[[Charles Darwin]] suggested in ''[[The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex]]'' that peafowl plumage may have evolved through [[sexual selection]]: |
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