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SUBMITTER: Samia DS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4389619 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Samia Diogo S M DS Møller Anders Pape AP Blumstein Daniel T DT Stankowich Theodore T Cooper William E WE
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20150401 1805
Sexual selection is a powerful evolutionary mechanism that has shaped the physiology, behaviour and morphology of the sexes to the extent that it can reduce viability while promoting traits that enhance reproductive success. Predation is one of the underlying mechanisms accounting for viability costs of sexual displays. Therefore, we should expect that individuals of the two sexes adjust their anti-predator behaviour in response to changes in predation risk. We conducted a meta-analysis of 28 st ...[more]