Male lyrebirds create a complex acoustic illusion of a mobbing flock during courtship and copulation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.003
Abstract: Darwin argued that females' "taste for the beautiful" drives the evolution of male extravagance,1 but sexual selection theory also predicts that extravagant ornaments can arise from sexual conflict and deception.2,3 The sensory trap hypothesis posits… read more here.
Keywords: copulation; illusion; mobbing flock; acoustic illusion ... See more keywords