Why aren't signals of female quality more common?. (April 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Why aren't signals of female quality more common?. (April 2016)
- Main Title:
- Why aren't signals of female quality more common?
- Authors:
- Hosken, D.J.
Alonzo, S.H.
Wedell, N. - Abstract:
- Highlights: In most species females are less ornamented than males. We suggest a novel reason for this pattern. If females signal their sexual quality, they may suffer increased sexual harassment. Ornaments could therefore be especially costly for females.
- Is Part Of:
- Animal behaviour. Volume 114(2016)
- Journal:
- Animal behaviour
- Issue:
- Volume 114(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 114, Issue 2016 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 114
- Issue:
- 2016
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0114-2016-0000
- Page Start:
- 199
- Page End:
- 201
- Publication Date:
- 2016-04
- Subjects:
- mate choice -- ornamentation -- sexual conflict -- sexual harassment -- sexual selection
Animal behavior -- Periodicals
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http://firstsearch.oclc.org/journal=0003-3472;screen=info;ECOIP ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.02.015 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0003-3472
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