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THE HANDICAP PROCESS FAVORS EXAGGERATED, RATHER THAN REDUCED, SEXUAL ORNAMENTS

Why are traits that function as secondary sexual ornaments generally exaggerated in size compared to the naturally selected optimum, and not reduced? Because they deviate from the naturally selected optimum, traits that are reduced in size will handicap their bearer, and could thus provide an honest...

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Autores principales: Tazzyman, Samuel J, Iwasa, Yoh, Pomiankowski, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Periodicals, Inc 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4277338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24837599
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/evo.12450