Article
Signal function drives phenotypic and genetic diversity: the effects of signalling individual identity, quality or behavioural strategy.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 5 Jul 2017
Tibbetts Elizabeth A, Mullen Sean P, Dale James
Abstract excerpt
Animal coloration is influenced by selection pressures associated with communication. During communication, signallers display traits that inform receivers and modify receiver behaviour in ways that benefit signallers. Here, we discuss how selection on signallers to convey different kinds of information influences animal phenotypes and genotypes. Specifically, we address the phenotypic and genetic consequences of...
Topics
- Animal Communication
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Color
- Genetic Variation
- Invertebrates
- Phenotype
- Vertebrates