Task Differences Confound Sex Differences in Receiver Permissiveness in Túngara Frogs
In many mating systems, both sexes respond to the same sexual signal. In frogs, males typically call in response to advertisement calls, while females approach male calls in choosing a mate. The costs of signal detection errors are expected to differ between the sexes. Missed opportunities are costl...
Veröffentlicht in: | Proceedings: Biological Sciences. - The Royal Society. - 276(2009), 1660, Seite 1323-1329 |
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2009
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Proceedings: Biological Sciences |
Schlagworte: | mating signals Physalaemus pustulosus receiver permissiveness sexual differences sexual selection signal selectivity Behavioral sciences Biological sciences Physical sciences Philosophy |
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