Reliable signalling need not be a handicap
@article{Getty1998ReliableSN, title={Reliable signalling need not be a handicap}, author={Thomas Getty}, journal={Animal Behaviour}, year={1998}, volume={56}, pages={253-255} }
The handicap principle is an important pillar in our understanding of animal communication (Wiley 1994; Ryan 1997; Zahavi & Zahavi 1997). The handicap concept comes from a sports analogy: ‘The investment that animals make in signals is similar to the ‘‘handicaps’’ imposed on the stronger contestants in a game or sporting event’ (Zahavi & Zahavi 1997, page XIV). The concept suggests that ‘conspicuous waste’ is essential to reliable signalling. ’The Handicap Principle is a very simple idea: waste…
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