The rise and fall of handicap principle: A commentary on the "Modelling and the fall and rise of the handicap principle"

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 279-286

  Számadó, Szabolcs ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Handicap principle; Honest signalling; Strategic cost

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84856698585     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-011-9299-6     Document Type: Article

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