Table 2 A summary of results indicating which plumage patch components are associated with indicators of individual quality and environmental conditions.
Intrinsic and environmental variables | Purple | Blue | Buff-white | Brown | Black | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PC1 | PC2 | L | PC1 | PC2 | L | PC1 | L | PC1 | L | L | |
Age (1- vs. 2 + -year-old) | NS | NS | +*** | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Social status (subordinate vs. dominant) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Body condition | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | +** | NS | +** | NS |
Group size | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Territory quality | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Rainfall | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
% purple | +*** | +*** | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | −*** |
