Mate choice and optimal search behavior: fitness returns under the fixed sample and sequential search strategies

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2009.08.033zbMath1403.92348OpenAlexW2130636564WikidataQ50580762 ScholiaQ50580762MaRDI QIDQ1629080

Daniel D. Wiegmann, Gordon A. Wade, Steven M. Seubert

Publication date: 11 December 2018

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.08.033

zbMATH Keywords

search costssequential search strategyfixed sample search strategymale quality

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Problems related to evolution (92D15) Animal behavior (92D50)

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• Sequential search and the influence of male quality on female mating decisions
• Mate choice and uncertainty in the decision process

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