Faster male displays and less complex choice are more attractive to female fiddler crabs as they reduce search costs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.12.008
Abstract: Females that quickly and accurately locate and assess males can reduce their risks of predation, dehydration and heat stress while mate searching. Here we measured the accuracy and time it took female fiddler crabs, Uca… read more here.
Keywords: fiddler crabs; female fiddler; choice; search costs ... See more keywords
Lowering consumer search costs can lead to higher prices
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.10.011
Abstract: We demonstrate that regulations that lower consumer search costs and make them less heterogeneous across consumers can lead to higher prices charged by firms. We estimate the distribution of consumer search costs for 366 isolated… read more here.
Keywords: lead higher; consumer; higher prices; consumer search ... See more keywords
Evolution of choosiness dictates whether search costs of mate choice enhance speciation by sexual selection
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.14036
Abstract: The role of sexual selection in speciation is implicated in both empirical case studies and larger comparative works. However, sexual selection faces two major problems in driving speciation. First, because females with novel preferences search… read more here.
Keywords: search costs; sexual selection; choosiness; speciation ... See more keywords
The Determinants and Consequences of Search Cost Heterogeneity: Evidence from Local Gasoline Markets
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DOI: 10.1509/jmr.15.0146
Abstract: Information frictions play a key role in an array of economic activities and are frequently incorporated into formal models as search costs. However, little is known about the underlying source of consumer search costs and… read more here.
Keywords: search; search costs; gasoline; consumer search ... See more keywords