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Stabilizing survival selection on presenescent expression of a sexual ornament followed by a terminal decline

Senescence is a decrease in functional capacity, increasing mortality rate with age. Sexual signals indicate functional capacity, because costs of ornamentation ensure signal honesty, and are therefore expected to senesce, tracking physiological deterioration and mortality. For sexual traits, mixed...

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Autores principales: Simons, M. J. P., Briga, M., Verhulst, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4957616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27061923
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeb.12877

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