Physiological Stress Mediates the Honesty of Social Signals

BACKGROUND: Extravagant ornaments used as social signals evolved to advertise their bearers' quality. The Immunocompetence Handicap Hypothesis proposes that testosterone-dependent ornaments reliably signal health and parasite resistance; however, empirical studies have shown mixed support. Alte...

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Autores principales: Bortolotti, Gary R., Mougeot, Francois, Martinez-Padilla, Jesus, Webster, Lucy M. I., Piertney, Stuart B.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2656621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19319197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004983

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2656621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19319197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004983

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