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. 2012 Dec;53(3-4):253–269. doi: 10.1093/ilar.53.3-4.253

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The inflated gular pouch of the great and magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata minor and Fregata magnificens, respectively) is a sexually selected trait and likely to be a direct indicator of the male's health to a prospective female partner. Photo taken by Cheryl S. Rosenfeld on North Seymour Island in the Galápagos Archipelago.