Fig. 1From: Zebra finch males compensate in plumage ornaments at sexual maturation for a bad start in lifeMean male cheek patch size (±S.E.) of males reared in low quality (LQ; indicated by black bars; N=31) and high quality (HQ; indicated by white bars; N=29) early nutritional conditions at the age of a) 50 days post hatching and b) 65 days post hatching. At day 50 males from both treatments differed significantly in cheek patch size (LME day 50: factor nutritional treatment, p=0.046), whereas at day 65 this differences had been compensated by the low quality males (LME day 65: factor nutritional treatment, p=0.12). See text for details.Back to article page