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What makes a multimodal signal attractive? A preference function approach

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  • Kelly L. Ronald
  • Ruiyu Zeng
  • David J. White
  • Esteban Fernández-Juricic
  • Jeffrey R. Lucas

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Lay Summary Many mating signals are multimodal, combining elements that stimulate different sensory systems. How do these different elements affect female choice? We asked female brown headed cowbirds which combinations of male song and visual display they most preferred. We found that the intensity of movement in the visual display can change the female’s ranking of a song. Selection may then favor males that possess a range of different types of songs and visual displays.

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  • Kelly L. Ronald & Ruiyu Zeng & David J. White & Esteban Fernández-Juricic & Jeffrey R. Lucas, 2017. "What makes a multimodal signal attractive? A preference function approach," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 28(3), pages 677-687.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:28:y:2017:i:3:p:677-687.
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