Quality prevails over identity in the sexually selected vocalisations of an ageing mammal

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Male sexually selected vocalisations generally contain both individuality and quality cues that are crucial in intra- as well as inter-sexual communication. As individuality is a fixed feature whereas male phenotypic quality changes...

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Main Authors: Vannoni Elisabetta, Briefer Elodie, McElligott Alan G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/35