Female preference for swords in Xiphophorus helleri reflects a bias for large apparent size
Swordtail fish (Poeciliidae: genus Xiphophorus) are a paradigmatic case of sexual selection by sensory exploitation. Female preference for males with a conspicuous “sword” ornament is ancestral, suggesting that male morphology has evolved in response to a preexisting bias. The perceptual mechanisms...
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| Julkaisussa: | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A |
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| Päätekijät: | , |
| Aineistotyyppi: | Artigo |
| Kieli: | Inglês |
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National Academy of Sciences
1998
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| Linkit: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC22506/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9539754/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.95.8.4431 |
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