HOW DO ANIMALS CHOOSE THEIR MATES

Authors
GIBSON RM LANGEN TA
Citation
Rm. Gibson et Ta. Langen, HOW DO ANIMALS CHOOSE THEIR MATES, Trends in ecology & evolution, 11(11), 1996, pp. 468-470
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity",Ecology
Journal title
Trends in ecology & evolution → ACNP
ISSN journal
01695347
Volume
11
Issue
11
Year of publication
1996
Pages
468 - 470
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-5347(1996)11:11<468:HDACTM>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
How animals search for and evaluate prospective mates has, until recen tly, been a neglected aspect of sexual selection. Theory and field dat a suggest that discrimination varies with the costs and benefits of ch oice, but a consensus has yet to be reached on the tactics by which pr ospective mates are evaluated. This intriguing issue may be clarified by new studies that deal explicitly with the process of information ac quisition.