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Quality prevails over identity in the sexually selected vocalisations of an ageing mammal

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2010
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Briefer, E., Vannoni, E., & McElligott, A. G. (2010). Quality prevails over identity in the sexually selected vocalisations of an ageing mammal. BMC Biology, 8, 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-8-35

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BACKGROUND: Male sexually selected vocalisations generally contain both individuality and quality cues that are crucial in intra- as well as inter-sexual communication. As individuality is a fixed feature whereas male phenotypic quality changes with age, individuality and quality cues may be subjected to different selection pressures over time. Individuality (for example, morphology of the vocal apparatus) and quality (for example, body size and dominance status) can both affect the vocal production mechanism, inducing the same compon

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  • Briefer, E
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  • Vannoni, E
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  • McElligott, A G
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8

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2010-04

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2010-07-06

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1741-7015

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109 since deposited on 2010-07-06
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221 since deposited on 2010-07-06
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Briefer, E., Vannoni, E., & McElligott, A. G. (2010). Quality prevails over identity in the sexually selected vocalisations of an ageing mammal. BMC Biology, 8, 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-8-35

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