Dominance is not always an honest signal of male quality, but females may be able to detect the dishonesty

Biology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Pölkki, Mari ^a   Kortet, Raine ^b   Hedrick, Ann ^c   Rantala, Markus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gryllus integer; Immune challenge; Male male competition; Mating success; Terminal investment

Indexed keywords

CRICKET; DOMINANCE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HONEST SIGNALING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS; GRYLLUS INTEGER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 84872041226     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.1002     Document Type: Article

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