Samantha Louise Byerley

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Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:40

2014 article

A trade-off between natural and sexual selection underlies diversification of a sexual signal

Heinen-Kay, J. L., Morris, K. E., Ryan, N. A., Byerley, S. L., Venezia, R. E., Peterson, M. N., & Langerhans, R. B. (2014, December 24). Behavioral Ecology, Vol. 26, pp. 533–542.

By: J. Heinen-Kay n, K. Morris n, N. Ryan n, S. Byerley n, R. Venezia  n, M. Peterson n, R. Langerhans n 

author keywords: female mate choice; natural selection; Poeciliidae; predation; secondary sexual characters; sexual selection
topics (OpenAlex): Animal Behavior and Reproduction; Plant and animal studies; Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
TL;DR: This study provides direct empirical evidence documenting a trade-off between natural and sexual selection in a colorful sexual signal by employing plastic fish models to directly examine conspicuity to predators and female preferences for dorsal-fin color. (via Semantic Scholar)
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