Honesty in signalling games is maintained by trade-offs rather than costs
Abstract Background Signal reliability poses a central problem for explaining the evolution of communication. According to Zahavi’s Handicap Principle, signals are honest only if they are costly at the evolutionary equilibrium; otherwise, deception becomes common and communication breaks down. Theor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01496-9 |