Figure 1: Comparison of independent, satellite and faeder ruff males. Figure 2: Genetic mapping and genome-wide association analysis identify the genomic region determining ruff reproductive ...

Ruff male phenotypes and inversion haplotypes. a) Left: 3 male ruff phenotypes: independent, faeder, and satellite (illustrations reproduced with permission of Lynx Edicions).

Leif Andersson and colleagues report the genome sequence of the ruff, a bird species with three male morphs with different reproductive strategies. Satellite and faeder morphs differ from the ...

Male phenotypes in the ruff. (Left) Independent ruff males interacting at a lek. (Right) ... the Satellite and Faeder phenotypes are determined by the presence of an inversion that harbors about ...

The ruff is a Eurasian shorebird that has a spectacular lekking behavior where highly ornamented males compete ... 'Faeder' males mimic females by their small size and lack of ornamental ...

Hence, each ruff carries at least one Independent supergene variant. In addition, male Faeders exploit the courtship efforts of the Independents, and Faeder chicks are raised primarily by female ...

These ruff boys have spectacular plumage, ... Indeed, that seems to be the point: The third type, known as "faeder" males, are thought to make up less than one percent of the population.

However, Faeders rely on the Independent ruffs. Faeder and Satellite gene variants are not viable on their own. Hence, each ruff carries at least one Independent supergene variant. In addition, male ...

Hence, each ruff carries at least one Independent supergene variant. In addition, male Faeders exploit the courtship efforts of the Independents, and Faeder chicks are raised primarily by female ...