Female preferences for conspecific and heterospecific wave patterns in a fiddler crab
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2016.09.018
Abstract: Abstract A female preference for a conspecific over a heterospecific mating signal is seldom questioned. The ability of females to differentiate between conspecifics and heterospecifics, however, requires testing because we know, from the handful of… read more here.
Keywords: heterospecific wave; fiddler crab; preferences conspecific; wave patterns ... See more keywords
Females mate with males with diminished pheomelaninâbased coloration in the Eurasian nuthatch Sitta europaea
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DOI: 10.1111/jav.01854
Abstract: 4 Sexual selection can drive the evolution of phenotypic traits because of female 5 preferences for exaggerated trait expression in males. Sexual selection can also lead to 6 the evolutionary loss of traits, a process… read more here.
Keywords: sitta europaea; chestnut; condition; sexual selection ... See more keywords
Cycle-specific female preferences for visual and non-visual cues in the horse (Equus caballus)
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191845
Abstract: Although female preferences are well studied in many mammals, the possible effects of the oestrous cycle are not yet sufficiently understood. Here we investigate female preferences for visual and non-visual male traits relative to the… read more here.
Keywords: visual non; non visual; cycle; preferences visual ... See more keywords