Assessment of fighting ability in animal contests
Selection should favour accurate information gathering regarding the likely costs and
benefits of continued conflict. Here we consider how variation in the abilities of contestants …
benefits of continued conflict. Here we consider how variation in the abilities of contestants …
Sexual selection, honest advertisement and the handicap principle: reviewing the evidence
RA Johnstone - Biological Reviews, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY (i) To find out whether a mating preference could have initially evolved for
adaptive reasons, one must determine whether the preferred trait could have provided …
adaptive reasons, one must determine whether the preferred trait could have provided …
[图书][B] Sexual selection
M Andersson - 1994 - books.google.com
Bright colors, enlarged fins, feather plumes, song, horns, antlers, and tusks are often highly
sex dimorphic. Why have males in many animals evolved more conspicuous ornaments …
sex dimorphic. Why have males in many animals evolved more conspicuous ornaments …
[图书][B] Mating systems and strategies
SM Shuster, MJ Wade - 2003 - degruyter.com
This book presents the first unified conceptual and statistical framework for understanding
the evolution of reproductive strategies. Using the concept of the opportunity for sexual …
the evolution of reproductive strategies. Using the concept of the opportunity for sexual …
Directional patterns of female mate choice and the role of sensory biases
MJ Ryan, A Keddy-Hector - The American Naturalist, 1992 - journals.uchicago.edu
A review of the literature reveals that, if females prefer traits that deviate from the population
mean, they usually prefer traits of greater quantity. In cases in which the sensory bases of …
mean, they usually prefer traits of greater quantity. In cases in which the sensory bases of …
Female preference predates the evolution of the sword in swordtail fish
AL Basolo - Science, 1990 - science.org
The study of female preferences and the evolution of male traits has until recently centered
on genetic coevolutionary mechanisms. An alternative mechanism posits that a preference …
on genetic coevolutionary mechanisms. An alternative mechanism posits that a preference …
Measuring female mating preferences
WE Wagner - Animal Behaviour, 1998 - Elsevier
Interest in the evolution of female mating preferences has increased greatly in recent years,
and numerous hypotheses have been proposed to explain how mating preferences evolve …
and numerous hypotheses have been proposed to explain how mating preferences evolve …
Mutual sexual selection in a monogamous seabird
IL Jones, FM Hunter - Nature, 1993 - nature.com
DARWIN1 believed that elaborate ornamental traits expressed in both sexes might be
favoured by mutual sexual selection driven by both female and male mate choice …
favoured by mutual sexual selection driven by both female and male mate choice …
The effects of body size and sexual dimorphism on the reproductive behaviour of sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka
TP Quinn, CJ Foote - Animal Behaviour, 1994 - Elsevier
Abstract. Factors associated with the evolution of sexual dimorphism in sockeye salmon
were examined by relating individual behavioural correlates of reproductive success with …
were examined by relating individual behavioural correlates of reproductive success with …
Female preference for swords in Xiphophorus helleri reflects a bias for large apparent size
GG Rosenthal, CS Evans - Proceedings of the National …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
Swordtail fish (Poeciliidae: genus Xiphophorus) are a paradigmatic case of sexual selection
by sensory exploitation. Female preference for males with a conspicuous “sword” ornament …
by sensory exploitation. Female preference for males with a conspicuous “sword” ornament …