socially enforced signal of quality in a paper wasp
socially enforced signal of quality in a paper wasp
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Tibbetts, E.A and Dale, J
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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English
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Organisms use signals of quality to communicate information about aspects of their relative phenotypic and genetic constitution. Badges of status are a subset of signals of quality that reveal information about an individual's size and dominance. In general, signals of quality require high and differential costs to remain honest (that is, prevent l...
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socially enforced signal of quality in a paper wasp
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743437095
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743437095
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature02949
