Sexual selection, receiver biases, and the evolution of sex differences.

doi:10.1126/science.281.5385.1999

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Sexual selection, receiver biases, and the evolution of sex differences.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 25 Sept 1998

Ryan M J

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REVIEW Recent approaches to analyzing the evolution of female mating preferences emphasize how historical influences on female receiver systems can bias the evolution of male traits that females find attractive. These studies combine animal behavior, sensory biology, phylogenetics, and artificial...

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Animal Communication
Animals
Biological Evolution
Female
Male
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic
Sex Characteristics
Sexual Behavior, Animal

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