Keeping the Virgin in her niche: a commentary on Richardson and Zuk.

Autor: Fascinetto-Zago, Paola, Rosenthal, Gil G
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Zdroj: Behavioral Ecology; Mar/Apr2023, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p186-187, 2p
Abstrakt: They argue that by excluding subjects with a mating history, studies of female mate-choice may misrepresent the strength and direction of female mate preferences and therefore their influence on mating outcomes. Accordingly, mating status may often be secondary to a host of other factors that affect choosiness but do not involve mating. MATING STATUS IS CONFOUNDED WITH SOCIAL EXPERIENCE Social interactions outside of mating can have extreme effects on mate-choice phenotypes. [Extracted from the article]
Databáze: Complementary Index