Horns honestly advertise parasite infection in male and female African buffalo

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2013-2021

  Ezenwa, Vanessa O ^a   Jolles, Anna E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African buffalo; Hamilton Zuk hypothesis; handicap hypothesis; parasite mediated sexual selection; Syncerus caffer; weapon

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HANDICAP PRINCIPLE; HEALTH STATUS; HORN; NEMATODE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE RESISTANCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNGULATE;

COCCIDIA; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 44349131465     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.12.013     Document Type: Article

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