The evolution of female preferences for multiple indicators of quality

American Naturalist

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-186

  Van Doorn, G Sander ^a   Weissing, Franz J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fisherian runaway; Good genes; Multiple ornaments

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MATE CHOICE; ORNAMENTATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 4143134231     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422203     Document Type: Article

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