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Signalling among relatives. I. Is costly signalling too costly?

Zahavi's handicap principle,originally proposed as an explanation for sexual selection ofelaborate male traits, suggests that a sufficient cost to dishonest signals can outweigh the rewards of deception and allow individuals to communicate honestly. Maynard Smith (1991) and Johnstone and Grafen...

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Main Authors: Bergstrom, C. T., Lachmann, M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1997
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691946/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1997.0041
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