Female preferences drive the evolution of mimetic accuracy in male sexual displays

Biology Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 463-466

  Coleman, Seth William ^a   Patricelli, Gail Lisa ^b   Coyle, Brian ^c   Siani, Jennifer ^a   Borgia, Gerald ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowerbirds; Cross correlation; Multiple traits; Repertoire size; Sexual selection; Vocal mimicry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 35549007158     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0234     Document Type: Article

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