Subject: [Tweeters] Male/female colors
Date: Mar 11 23:54:50 2007
From: monte merrick - montemerrick at speakeasy.net


do you have more info about that?
i'd be really interested to see how it applies to seabirds and the like
thanks

monte merrick
wildlife rehabilitator/oiled bird care specialist
lummi island washington
montemerrick at speakeasy.net

On Mar 11, 2007, at 11:23 PM, Rachel wrote:

> A study came out a number of years ago that showed that the Blue Tit,
> a European species?always thought to be sexually monomorphic,
> shows?obvious sexual dimorphism?in the ultra-violet range.? The birds
> presumably can see the difference, but our human eyes can't.? It would
> be interesting to know how common this is in birds.
> ?
> Rachel Lawson
> Seattle
> RachelWL at msn.com
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