The honesty of the female sexual ornament in Gallus gallus

Sexual selection was defined by Darwin in 1871 as selection acting solely on reproduction success. It is known to act on males resulting in extravagant ornamentations or other attributes, but in recent years more studies have shown that sexual selection also act on females. There is empirical eviden...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rydmell, Sara
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Zoologi 2010
Subjects:
AIL
egg
QTL
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-57100