Variation in signal timing behavior: Implications for male attractiveness and sexual selection

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1283-1294

  Höbel, Gerlinde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forbidden interval; Leader preference; Male male interaction; Phase angle; Signal delay

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BODY SIZE; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; FROG; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE; MATE ATTRACTION; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL; SOCIOBIOLOGY;

HYLA; HYLA CINEREA;

EID: 79956161786     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1142-1     Document Type: Article

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