Environmental heterogeneity influences the reliability of secondary sexual traits as condition indicators

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-28

  Vergara, P ^a   Martinez Padilla, J ^b   Mougeot, F ^c   Leckie, F ^d   Redpath, S M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^d Natural Research   (United Kingdom)

^e SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condition dependence; Genotype environment interactions; Honest signalling; Indicator model; Lagopus lagopus scoticus; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; CONDITION FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GAMEBIRD; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HETEROGENEITY; HONEST SIGNALING; ORNAMENTATION; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL SELECTION; TESTOSTERONE; WILD POPULATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MATE CHOICE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC FITNESS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 83555176358     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02399.x     Document Type: Article

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