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Experimental evidence that immediate neighbors affect male attractiveness

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Callander, Sophia; Hayes, Catherine; Jennions, Michael; Backwell, Patricia

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If female mate choice is based on comparison of locally available mates rather than absolute, fixed criteria, a male's attractiveness might depend on the attractiveness of his immediate competitors. We use robotic models to test whether the number of fema

dc.contributor.authorCallander, Sophia
dc.contributor.authorHayes, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorJennions, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBackwell, Patricia
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:22:49Z
dc.identifier.issn1045-2249
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/72444
dc.description.abstractIf female mate choice is based on comparison of locally available mates rather than absolute, fixed criteria, a male's attractiveness might depend on the attractiveness of his immediate competitors. We use robotic models to test whether the number of fema
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.sourceBehavioral Ecology
dc.subjectKeywords: burrowing; courtship; crab; defense behavior; ecological modeling; experimental study; male; mate attraction; mate choice; reproductive cost; sexual selection; Ocypodidae; Uca courtship; defence coalition; fiddler crab; mate choice; sexual selection
dc.titleExperimental evidence that immediate neighbors affect male attractiveness
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume24
dc.date.issued2013
local.identifier.absfor060201 - Behavioural Ecology
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB3250
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationCallander, Sophia, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationHayes, Catherine, Joint Colleges of Science, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationJennions, Michael, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationBackwell, Patricia, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue3
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage730
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage733
local.identifier.doi10.1093/beheco/ars208
local.identifier.absseo970106 - Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T09:07:45Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84875987771
local.identifier.thomsonID000317320100024
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