Duration of courtship effort as a costly signal

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Seymour, Robert M ^a,b,c   Sozou, Peter D ^d,e  

^a Department of Mathematics ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Mathematics and Physics in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology (CoMPLEX)   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Courtship; Equilibrium; Game theory; Mate choice; Sexual selection; Signalling

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; GAME; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALS; COURTSHIP; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GAME THEORY; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 56949093701     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.09.026     Document Type: Article

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