Animal signals : signalling and signal design in animal communication

By Y. Espmark, T. Amundsen, G. Rosenqvist, Kongelige Norske videnskabers selskab. 2000

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MELANIN ORNAMENTS, HONESTY, AND SEXUAL SELECTION (2003, background): “Vol. 120 No. 2 April 2003 MANY STUDIES OF sexual selection have focused on the role of ornaments in mate choice (see Andersson 1994, Espmark et al. 2000).”
Availability of nonpigmentary antioxidant affects red coloration in gulls (2008, background): “One of the major goals of animal communication studies has been to identify the information content of these signals and the entailed costs that may prevent cheating (Zahavi 1975; Grafen 1990; Espmark et al. 2000).”
Chest Color and Social Status in Male Geladas (Theropithecus gelada) (2009, unknown): “Certainly, bachelors are making decisions about which leader males to challenge; thus it seems probable that a condition-dependent signal would benefit both leaders and bachelors to resolve conflicts at the lowest possible cost (Bradbury and Vehrencamp 1998; Maynard Smith 1982; Vehrencamp 2000 ).”
A review of shark agonistic displays: comparison of display features and implications for shark–human interactions (2007, unknown): “Agonistic displays are stabilised by natural selection if the costs are borne by the signaller, in what are termed ‘‘vulnerability handicaps’’ (Vehrencamp 2000).”