Computer Animations as a Tool in the Study of Mating Preferences

Behaviour

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1137-1159

  Künzler, Reto ^a   Bakker, Theo C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

computer animation; methodology; multiple preferences; multiple signals; preference tests; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005533633     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853998792913537     Document Type: Article

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