Test of the Deception Hypothesis in Atlantic Mollies Poecilia mexicana—Does the Audience Copy a Pretended Mate Choice of Others?

Test of the Deception Hypothesis in Atlantic Mollies Poecilia mexicana—Does the Audience Copy a Pretended Mate Choice of Others?

Animals often use public information for mate-choice decisions by observing conspecifics as they choose their mates and then copying this witnessed decision. When the copier, however, is detected by the choosing individual, the latter often alters its behavior and spends more time with the previousl...

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Main Authors: Klaudia Witte, Katharina Baumgärtner, Corinna Röhrig, Sabine Nöbel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Biology
Subjects:
sexual selection
public information
male mate choice
female mate choice
audience effect
mate-choice copying
social learning
eavesdropping
Atlantic molly
Poecilia mexicana
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/7/3/40

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