A general mechanism for conditional expression of exaggerated sexually-selected traits

BioEssays

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 889-899

  Warren, Ian A ^a   Gotoh, Hiroki ^b   Dworkin, Ian M ^c   Emlen, Douglas J ^d   Lavine, Laura C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition; Exaggerated trait; Insulin like signaling pathway; Sexual selection; Signal trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BEETLE; DEER; DIPTERA; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

CONDITION; EXAGGERATED TRAIT; INSULIN-LIKE SIGNALING PATHWAY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL TRAIT;

ANIMALS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSULIN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTOR, INSULIN; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84884709262     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201300031     Document Type: Article

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