Chronobiology as compensation: can biological rhythms compensate for sexual signals?

Conspicuous sexual signals come with costs and benefits. Such signals increase reproductive success but may also reduce survival or viability. It has recently been suggested that non-signal traits may alleviate some of those costs (termed “compensatory traits”). In this perspective piece, we argue t...

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Main Authors: Mary L. Westwood, E. Dale Broder, Gabrielle T. Welsh, Robin M. Tinghitella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Ethology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fetho.2024.1473358/full
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