Sexually selected traits and adult survival: a meta-analysis

Jennions, Michael; Moller, Anders Pope; Petrie, Marion

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Sexually selected traits and adult survival: a meta-analysis

Date

2001

Authors

Jennions, Michael

Moller, Anders Pope

Petrie, Marion

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Abstract

Traits correlated with male mating success are likely to be subject to sexual selection. Sexually selected characters are thought to be costly to develop and maintain. If males do not vary their investment in sexual traits in relation to their ability to