Physiological stress mediates the honesty of social signals.

Physiological stress mediates the honesty of social signals.

Extravagant ornaments used as social signals evolved to advertise their bearers' quality. The Immunocompetence Handicap Hypothesis proposes that testosterone-dependent ornaments reliably signal health and parasite resistance; however, empirical studies have shown mixed support. Alternatively, i...

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Main Authors: Gary R Bortolotti, Francois Mougeot, Jesus Martinez-Padilla, Lucy M I Webster, Stuart B Piertney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2656621?pdf=render

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