Sexing a sex-role-reversed species based on plumage: potential challenges in the red phalarope
Sex-role reversal, in which males care for offspring, can occur when mate competition is stronger between females than males.Secondary sex traits and mate attracting displays in sex-role-reversed species are usually more pronounced in females than in males.The red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) is a textbook example of a sex-role-reversed specie