The design of a beautiful weapon: Compensation for opposing sexual selection on a trait with two functions

Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1181-1188

  Dennenmoser, Stefan ^a   Christy, John H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Claw; Fiddler crab; Secondary sexual trait compensation; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COURTSHIP; CRAB; FIGHTING; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAND STRENGTH; HISTOLOGY; HOOF AND CLAW; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; GENETIC VARIATION; HAND STRENGTH; HOOF AND CLAW; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; OCYPODIDAE; UCA; UCA BEEBEI;

EID: 84875806287     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12018     Document Type: Article

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