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Sexual Selection /
The author describes the theory and its recent development; examines models, methods, and empirical tests; and identifies many unsolved problems. Among the topics discussed are the selection and evolution of mating preferences; relations between sexual selection and speciation; constraints on sexual...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
1994.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Theory of sexual selection
- Genetic models of Fisherian self-reinforcing sexual selection
- Genetic models of indicator mechanisms
- Empirical methods
- Empirical studies of sexually selected traits: patterns
- Sexual selection in relation to mating system and parental roles
- Benefits of mate choice
- Species recognition, sexual selection, and speciation
- Constraints
- Sexual size dimorphism
- Weapons
- Coloration and other visual signals
- Acoustic signals
- Chemical signals
- Alternative mating tactics
- Sexual selection in plants.