Patterns of fluctuating asymmetry in beetle horns: An experimental examination of the honest signalling hypothesis

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-114

  Hunt, John ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beetle horns; Fluctuating asymmetry; Honest signalling; Onthophagus taurus; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

DUNG BEETLE; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HONEST SIGNAL; HORN ASYMMETRY; SECONDARY SEXUAL TRAIT;

COLEOPTERA; ONTHOPHAGUS TAURUS; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0030843529     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050370     Document Type: Article

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