Consistent Positive Co-Variation between Fluctuating Asymmetry and Sexual Trait Size: A Challenge to the Developmental Instability-Sexual Selection Hypothesis
The developmental instability (DI)-sexual selection hypothesis proposes that large size and symmetry in secondary sexual traits are favored by sexual selection because they reveal genetic quality. A critical prediction of this hypothesis is that there should exist negative correlations between trait...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Symmetry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/7/2/976 |