The optimal coyness game

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1658, 2012, Pages 953-960

  McNamara, John M ^a   Fromhage, Lutz ^a   Barta, Zoltan ^b   Houston, Alasdair I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

'Battle of the sexes'; Courtship; Game theory; Mate choice; Parental care; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; ENCOUNTER RATE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FIGHTING; GAME THEORY; HELPING BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; PARENTAL CARE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GAME; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GAME THEORY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 63849158882     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1273     Document Type: Article

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