Condition-Dependent Sex Ornaments and Field Tests of Sexual-Selection Theory

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Previous articleNext article No AccessNotes and CommentsCondition-Dependent Sex Ornaments and Field Tests of Sexual-Selection TheoryDavid W. Zeh and Jeanne A. ZehDavid W. Zeh Search for more articles by this author and Jeanne A. Zeh Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 132, Number 3Sep., 1988 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/284863 Views: 20Total views on this site Citations: 53Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1988 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Jillian F. del Sol, Yoshihito Hongo, Romain P. Boisseau, Gabriella H. Berman, Cerisse E. Allen, Douglas. J. 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