Handicap hypothesis implies emergence of dimorphic mating displays
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Sara M. Clifton, ∗ Rosemary I. Braun, 3 and Daniel M. Abrams 3, 4 Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA Division of Biostatistics, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA (Dated: May 10, 2016)
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Handicap principle implies emergence of dimorphic ornaments.
Species spanning the animal kingdom have evolved extravagant and costly ornaments to attract mating partners. Zahavi's handicap principle offers an elegant explanation for this: ornaments signal individual quality, and must be costly to ensure honest signalling, making mate selection more efficient. Here, we incorporate the assumptions of the handicap principle into a mathematical model and sho...
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Sara M. Clifton, ∗ Rosemary I. Braun, 3 and Daniel M. Abrams 3, 4 Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA Division of Biostatistics, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA Department of Physics and Astronomy,...
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