Chemical signals and parasite-mediated sexual selection

被引：327

作者：

Penn, D ^{[1
]}

Potts, WK ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Utah, Dept Biol, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA

来源：

TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION | 1998年 / 13卷 / 10期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院; 美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01473-6

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Research into visual and acoustic signals has demonstrated that exaggerated sexual displays often provide an honest indicator of a male's resistance to parasites. Recent studies with rodents and humans now suggest that chemosensory signals also reveal a male's disease resistance and his genetic compatibility. Our understanding of sexual selection has been greatly enriched by considering the mechanisms underlying visual and acoustic displays, and recent advances in chemical communication will help to determine what kind of information is revealed by an individual's scent.

引用

页码：391 / 396

页数：6

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