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A Taste for the Beautiful
- Leonardo
- The MIT Press
- Volume 44, Number 3, June 2011
- pp. 292-293
- Article
- Additional Information
Bowerbirds are named for the structures they build, paint, and decorate. This photo essay documents the efforts of three species of Australian bowerbirds. The influence of sexual selection is pertinent, as the female bowerbird performs her concomitant function as art critic.