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Cloaked in color: Research finds some female hummingbirds evolve male plumage to dodge aggression

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Researchers from the University of Washington and Carnegie Mellon University found hummingbirds may mimic males.

Some hummingbirds take on the brightly colored plumage worn by males.

That trickery results in reduced aggression from other hummingbirds and increased access to nectar resources.

The findings showed that "hybrid signals" likely exist in nature.

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