Publications by authors named "Emily M McAuley"

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  • The evolution of multiple sexual signals creates a dilemma for mate selection, as individuals should focus on the most honest signal while potentially missing others that convey different information.
  • Static signals (which remain constant) are hard to modify, while dynamic signals (which can change over time) can provide additional insights into a mate's quality.
  • Research on male Texas field crickets shows that those with less attractive static signals increase their calling effort at night, particularly when they pair these with attractive pulse characteristics, suggesting that only some males can afford to enhance both their signal traits and calling efforts.
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The phenotypic variance-covariance matrix (P) describes the multivariate distribution of a population in phenotypic space, providing direct insight into the appropriateness of measured traits within the context of multicollinearity (i.e., do they describe any significant variance that is independent of other traits), and whether trait covariances restrict the combinations of phenotypes available to selection.

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