The tactics of mutual mate choice and competitive search

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-59

  Johnstone, Rufus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic game; Mate choice; Search behaviour; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031042486     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050315     Document Type: Article

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