The strength of indirect selection on female mating preferences.

doi:10.1073/pnas.94.4.1282

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The strength of indirect selection on female mating preferences.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Feb 1997

Kirkpatrick M, Barton N H

Abstract excerpt

An important but controversial class of hypotheses concerning the evolution of female preferences for extreme male mating displays involves "indirect selection." Even in the absence of direct fitness effects, preference for males with high overall fitness can spread via a genetic correlation that...

Topics

Animals
Biological Evolution
Female
Genetic Variation
Linkage Disequilibrium
Male
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Recombination, Genetic
Selection, Genetic
Sexual Behavior, Animal

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