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Mate Preference Functions

Mate Preference Function is a theoretical construct in evolutionary biology that specifies the quantitative relationship between a female's mating decisions and the phenotypic traits of potential mates, thereby modeling the selective pressures exerted by female choice on male trait evolution.

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Mate Preference Function

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446

Female mate choice in treefrogs: static and dynamic acoustic criteria

H. Carl Gerhardt · Animal Behaviour · 1991 · 689 citations

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The effect of male coloration on female mate choice in closely related Lake Victoria cichlids ( Haplochromis nyererei complex)

Ole Seehausen, Jacques J. M. van Alphen · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 1998 · 464 citations · Full text

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SPECIES RECOGNITION AND SEXUAL SELECTION AS A UNITARY PROBLEM IN ANIMAL COMMUNICATION

Michael J. Ryan, A. Stanley Rand · Evolution · 1993 · 458 citations · Full text

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What makes you click?—Mate preferences in online dating

Dan Ariely · Quantitative Marketing and Economics · 2010 · 453 citations

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A gender-specific mechanism for pair bonding: Oxytocin and partner preference formation in monogamous voles.

Thomas R. Insel, Terrence J. Hulihan · Behavioral Neuroscience · 1995 · 438 citations

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Authors

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    David M. Buss

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    10 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. MJ
    Michael J. Ryan

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    9 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. RC
    Robert C. Brooks

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    8 publications · 790 citations

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  4. HC
    H. Carl Gerhardt

    University of Missouri, United States

    7 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. RL
    Rafael L. Rodrı́guez

    University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, United States

    7 publications · 422 citations

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Institutions

455

  1. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    21 h-index

    40 publications

    4.2K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    28 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    2.8K citations

  4. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    2.2K citations

  5. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    855 citations

  6. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    581 citations

  7. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    640 citations

  8. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    949 citations

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  1. Animal Behaviour

    87 publications · 5.8K citations

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  2. Evolution

    44 publications · 4K citations

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  3. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    37 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. Personality and Individual Differences

    16 publications · 1.4K citations

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