Equally importantly, the female offspring of these peahens are more likely to produce peahen offspring that have a preference for peacocks with longer and more colourful tails.
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Equally importantly, the female offspring of these peahens are more likely to produce peahen offspring that have a preference for peacocks with longer and more colourful tails.
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Mercy Aghedo, sixth in the nation in rebounding at 11.8 per game, had 10 rebounds for the Peahens, who were outrebounded 44-49.
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The peacock, with its elaborate and colourful tail feathers, which the peahen lacks, is often referred to as perhaps the most extraordinary example of a dimorphism.
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Unlike the Indian peafowl, the green peahen is similar to the male, only having shorter upper tail coverts, a more coppery neck, and overall less iridescence.
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Mariko Takahashi found no evidence that peahens preferred peacocks with more elaborate trains ( such as with more eyespots ), a more symmetrical arrangement, or a greater length.
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Fisherian runaway posits that the evolution of the peacock tail is made possible if peahens have a preference to mate with peacocks that possess a longer and more colourful tail.
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There is also a peacock and a peahen caged inside the temple, to symbolize the tradition that Karpagambal had come in the form of peahen to plead to Kapaleeshwarar.
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There is also a peacock and a peahen caged inside the temple, to symbolize the tradition that Karpagambal had come in the form of peahen to plead to Kapaleeshwarar.
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From an evolutionary ecology point of view, things like showy peacocks and drab peahens come about because the females have higher selective pressure on remaining undetected while brooding young.
