Predation cost of a sexual signal in the threespine stickleback
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arx080
Abstract: Lay SummaryThe factors that limit sexual signal expression and ensure honest signaling of mate quality are poorly known. We show that predation risk is a cost of the sexually selected red coloration of the threespine… read more here.
Keywords: sexual signal; stickleback; cost; predation ... See more keywords
Direct and indirect effects of sexual signal loss on female reproduction in the Pacific field cricket (Teleogryllus oceanicus)
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13534
Abstract: Sexual signal evolution may present fitness consequences for the nonâsignaling sex due to shared genes and altered social conditions, but this is rarely studied in natural populations. On the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, most male… read more here.
Keywords: sexual signal; signal loss; effects sexual; teleogryllus oceanicus ... See more keywords