Attractive amplifiers in sexual selection: Where efficacy meets honesty

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1187-1197

  Castellano, Sergio ^a   Cermelli, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amplifier; Animal communication; Cue; Indicator signal; Sexual selection; Signal design

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; AUDITORY CUE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MATE ATTRACTION; MATE CHOICE; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955768931     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-009-9338-9     Document Type: Article

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