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Choice of high-quality mates versus avoidance of low-quality mates

Choice of high-quality mates versus avoidance of low-quality mates

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Choice of high-quality mates versus avoidance of low-quality mates

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Choice of high-quality mates versus avoidance of low-quality mates

Publisher

United States: Wiley

Journal title

Evolution, 2018-12, Vol.72 (12), p.2608-2616

Language

English

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United States: Wiley

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Contents

Research in sexual selection assumes that individuals attempt to choose high-quality mates, and that sexual signals evolve to indicate high quality. But it may often be more important to instead discriminate and avoid low-quality mates, thus reducing the likelihood of large penalties in fitness. We show, using simulations, that avoidance of low-qua...

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Choice of high-quality mates versus avoidance of low-quality mates

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2132739236

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2132739236

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ISSN

0014-3820

E-ISSN

1558-5646

DOI

10.1111/evo.13630

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