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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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley Periodicals, Inc
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4277338/ |