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Describing mate preference functions and other function-valued traits.

Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Sept 2017

Kilmer J T, Fowler-Finn K D, Gray D A, Höbel G, Rebar D, Reichert M S, Rodríguez R L

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Mate preferences are important causes of sexual selection. They shape the evolution of sexual ornaments and displays, sometimes maintaining genetic diversity and sometimes promoting speciation. Mate preferences can be challenging to study because they are expressed in animal brains and because they are a function of the features of potential mates that are encountered. Describing them requires taking this into...

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PMID: 28556474
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13122

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