Sexual Selection /

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, signals, and weapons than females? How can such traits evolve although they may reduce male survival? Such questions prompt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Andersson, Malte (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Colección:Monographs in Behavior and Ecology ; 72
Temas:
Sexual selection in animals.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Theory of Sexual Selection
  • 2. Genetic Models of Fisherian Self-Reinforcing Sexual Selection
  • 3. Genetic Models of Indicator Mechanisms
  • 4. Empirical Methods
  • 5. Some Case Studies
  • 6. Empirical Studies of Sexually Selected Traits: Patterns
  • 7. Sexual Selection in Relation to Mating System and Parental Roles
  • 8. Benefits of Mate Choice
  • 9. Species Recognition, Sexual Selection, and Speciation
  • 10. Constraints
  • 11. Sexual Size Dimorphism
  • 12. Weapons
  • 13. Coloration and Other Visual Signals
  • 14. Acoustic Signals
  • 15. Chemical Signals
  • 16. Alternative Mating Tactics
  • 17. Sexual Selection in Plants
  • 18. Sexual Selection: Conclusions and Open Questions
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index
  • Taxonomic Index

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