Testing game theory models: Fighting ability and decision rules in chameleon contests

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1593, 2006, Pages 1555-1561

  Stuart Fox, Devi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Contest competition; Cumulative assessment; Resource holding potential; Sequential assessment; Signalling; War of attrition

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FIGHTING; GAME THEORY; LIZARD; SIGNALING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIGHTING; GAME; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BRADYPODION PUMILUM; CHAMAELEONIDAE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; LIZARDS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33746192311     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3468     Document Type: Article

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