Female alternative reproductive behaviors: The effect of female group size on mate assessment and copying

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 253, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 561-569

  Brennan, Bernard J ^a   Flaxman, Samuel M ^b   Alonzo, Suzanne H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive tactics; Density dependence; Female choice; Game theory; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; GROUP SIZE; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; MATE ASSESSMENT; MATE CHOICE; MATE COPYING; MATING; PREDATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAME THEORY; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 46849121162     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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