• DOI:10.1126/science.1224286
Corpus ID: 31828080

A Mechanism of Extreme Growth and Reliable Signaling in Sexually Selected Ornaments and Weapons

@article{Emlen2012AMO,
  title={A Mechanism of Extreme Growth and Reliable Signaling in Sexually Selected Ornaments and Weapons},
  author={D. Emlen and I. Warren and A. Johns and I. Dworkin and L. Lavine},
  journal={Science},
  year={2012},
  volume={337},
  pages={860 - 864}
}

D. Emlen, I. Warren, +2 authors L. Lavine

Published 2012

Biology, Medicine

Science

Truthful Embellishments Exaggerated ornaments such as beetle horns, deer antlers, and extreme tail lengths in birds are typically assumed to be subject to sexual selection because they signal the quality of an individual's breeding status—but how? Emlen et al. (p. 860, published online 26 July) present a general mechanistic model for the evolution of exaggerated traits, proposing that sensitivity to the insulin response pathway can explain variation among individuals. The exaggerated size of… CONTINUE READING

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