Variation in mate choice and mating preferences: a review of causes and consequences.

doi:10.1017/s0006323196005014

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Variation in mate choice and mating preferences: a review of causes and consequences.

Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - 1 May 1997

Jennions M D, Petrie M

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The aim of this review is to consider variation in mating preferences among females. We define mating preferences as the sensory and behavioural properties that influence the propensity of individuals to mate with certain phenotypes. Two properties of mating preferences can be distinguished: (1)...

Topics

Animal Communication
Animals
Female
Genetic Variation
Male
Phenotype
Sex Characteristics
Sex Ratio
Sexual Behavior, Animal

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