These theories of change were developed to help the HarvestPlus program deliver on its planned outcomes and impacts. HarvestPlus expects to contribute to the reduction in micronutrient deficiency among women and children in rural areas of developing countries through the breeding and...

Based on the fact that several regions worldwide and even in Germany are affected by water deficit problems, a new agronomic approach was developed to produce tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in a sustainable way. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a special...

Intraspecific sexual and social communications are among the most important factors shaping costly color traits in birds. Condition capture models assume that only animals in superior condition can develop and maintain a colorful plumage. Although there is good evidence that carotenoid-based...

In positive assortative mating, individuals of similar phenotype mate together more frequently than expected by chance. Assortative mating by a variety of qualities, including ornamentation, is well documented in birds. Studies of assortative mating by ornaments have focused on single, highly...