Sexual selection, honest advertisement and the handicap principle: reviewing the evidence

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P356DOI10.1111/J.1469-185X.1995.TB01439.X
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P2093author name stringJohnstone RA
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P433issue1
P921main subjectdisabilityQ12131
sexual selectionQ206913
P304page(s)1-65
P577publication date1995-02-01
P1433published inBiological ReviewsQ2500948
P1476titleSexual selection, honest advertisement and the handicap principle: reviewing the evidence
P478volume70

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