You're Just My Type: Mate Choice and Behavioral Types.

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2020.04.010

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You're Just My Type: Mate Choice and Behavioral Types.

Trends in ecology & evolution - 1 Sept 2020

Munson Amelia A, Jones Cameron, Schraft Hannes, Sih Andrew

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Consistent individual differences in behavior [i.e., behavioral types (BTs)], are common across the animal kingdom. Consistency can make behavior an adaptive trait for mate choice decisions. Here, we present a conceptual framework to explain how and why females might evaluate a male's BT before mating. Because BTs are consistent across time or context, a male's BT can be a reliable indicator of his potential to...

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Animals
Female
Male
Mating Preference, Animal
Phenotype
Reproduction
Sexual Behavior, Animal

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PMID: 32451175
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.04.010

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