Patterns of fluctuating asymmetry in beetle horns: No evidence for reliable signaling

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 465-470

  Hunt, John ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beetle horns; Bubas bison; Fluctuating asymmetry; Honest signaling; Onthophagus taurus; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HONEST SIGNALING; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS;

BUBAS BISON; COLEOPTERA; ONTHOPHAGUS TAURUS; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0031665885     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/9.5.465     Document Type: Article

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