How do animals choose their mates?

How animals search for and evaluate prospective mates has, until recently, been a neglected aspect of sexual selection. Theory and field data suggest that discrimination varies with the costs and benefits of choice, but a consensus has yet to be reached on the tactics by which prospective mates are...

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Published in:Trends in Ecology & Evolution 1996-11, Vol.11 (11), p.468-470
Main Authors: Gibson, Robert M, Langen, Tom A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal ethology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
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Summary:How animals search for and evaluate prospective mates has, until recently, been a neglected aspect of sexual selection. Theory and field data suggest that discrimination varies with the costs and benefits of choice, but a consensus has yet to be reached on the tactics by which prospective mates are evaluated. This intriguing issue may be clarified by new studies that deal explicitly with the process of information acquisition.
ISSN:0169-5347
1872-8383
DOI:10.1016/0169-5347(96)10050-1