Expanding sexual selection gradients: A synthetic refinement of sexual selection theory

Ethology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 207-217

  Fitzpatrick, Courtney L ^a  

^a NATIONAL EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual models; Mate quality; Sexual selection theory

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FITNESS; HEURISTICS; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

EID: 84921447234     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12352     Document Type: Article

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