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Strategic male courtship effort varies in concert with adaptive shifts in female mating preferences

Date

Authors

Kahn, Andrew

Dolstra, Tegan

Jennions, Michael

Backwell, Patricia

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Abstract

Very few studies have presented compelling evidence for adaptive shifts in female mating preferences. Additionally, there is almost no data on how males adjust courtship effort when female mating preferences change predictably. How should males respond? S

Keywords

Keywords: breeding season; crab; fitness; larval development; male; mate choice; mating success; phenotypic plasticity; sexual selection behavioral plasticity; fiddler crab; mate choice; sexual selection; Uca.

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72983

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Behavioral Ecology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1093/beheco/art017

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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