Multiple sexual advertisements honestly reflect health status in peacocks (Pavo cristatus)

2005/05/03 by Adeline Loyau, Michel Saint Jalme, Cécile Cagniant +1 · 6 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal ecology #Biology #Ecology #Evolutionary biology #Feather #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Mate choice #Ornaments #Plant and animal studies #Sexual selection #Trait #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1007/s00265-005-0958-y

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Citations

• The pathogen transmission avoidance theory of sexual selection
• Intra‐ and Intersexual Selection for Multiple Traits in the Peacock (Pavo cristatus)
• Immune challenge mediates vocal communication in a passerine bird: an experiment
• Mate selection—A selection for a handicap

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