The Optimal Coyness Game
In many animal species, females will benefit if they can secure their mate's help in raising their young. It has been suggested that they can achieve this by being coy (i.e. reluctant to mate) when courted, because this gives them time to assess a prospective mate's helpfulness and hence a...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Proceedings: Biological Sciences. - The Royal Society. - 276(2009), 1658, Seite 953-960 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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2009
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Proceedings: Biological Sciences |
| Schlagworte: | 'battle of the sexes' mate choice courtship sexual selection parental care game theory Behavioral sciences Biological sciences Mathematics |
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