Mate-sampling costs and sexy sons.

doi:10.1111/jeb.12532

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Mate-sampling costs and sexy sons.

Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Jan 2015

Kokko H, Booksmythe I, Jennions M D

Abstract excerpt

Costly female mating preferences for purely Fisherian male traits (i.e. sexual ornaments that are genetically uncorrelated with inherent viability) are not expected to persist at equilibrium. The indirect benefit of producing 'sexy sons' (Fisher process) disappears: in some models, the male trait...

Topics

Animals
Biological Evolution
Female
Male
Mating Preference, Animal
Models, Biological
Mutation

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