Repetitive signals and mate choice: Insights from contest theory

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 295-304

  Mowles, Sophie L ^a   Ord, Terry J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contest theory; Courtship; Decision rule; Handicap principle; Mate choice; Ornament; Repeated display; Sexual selection; Signal costs; Signal function

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; CONTEST COMPETITION; COURTSHIP; DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; GAME THEORY; HANDICAP PRINCIPLE; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84864115402     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.05.015     Document Type: Review

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