Novel mate preference through mate-choice copying in zebra finches: Sexes differ

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 647-655

  Kniel, Nina ^a   Dürler, Clarissa ^a   Hecht, Ines ^a   Heinbach, Veronika ^a   Zimmermann, Lilia ^a   Witte, Klaudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

artificial ornamentation; development of mate preferences; mate choice copying; novel traits; public information; zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DECISION ANALYSIS; MATE ATTRACTION; MATE CHOICE; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 84938678638     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/aru241     Document Type: Article

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