All Outputs (3)

Bridging the gap between mechanistic and adaptive explanations of territory formation (2004)
Journal Article
Morrell, L. J., & Kokko, H. (2005). Bridging the gap between mechanistic and adaptive explanations of territory formation. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 57(4), 381-390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-004-0859-5

How animals divide space can have fundamental implications for the population dynamics of territorial species. It has recently been proposed that space can be divided if animals tend to avoid fight locations, rather than the winner of fights gaining... Read More about Bridging the gap between mechanistic and adaptive explanations of territory formation.

Can too strong female choice deteriorate male ornamentation? (2004)
Journal Article
Morrell, L., & Kokko, H. (2004). Can too strong female choice deteriorate male ornamentation?. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 271(1548), 1597-1604. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2004.2763

Competition for limited resources can have fundamental implications for population dynamics. However, the effects of resource depletion have rarely been discussed in the context of sexual selection, even though mate choice typically favours males who... Read More about Can too strong female choice deteriorate male ornamentation?.

Are behavioural trade-offs all they seem? Counter-intuitive resolution of the conflict between two behaviours (2004)
Journal Article
Morrell, L. J. (2004). Are behavioural trade-offs all they seem? Counter-intuitive resolution of the conflict between two behaviours. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 56(6), 539-545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-004-0821-6

The understanding of trade-offs between behaviours is fundamental to the study of animal behaviour. Individuals may often be faced with the choice of which of two mutually incompatible behaviours to perform. Here, I present a model investigating the... Read More about Are behavioural trade-offs all they seem? Counter-intuitive resolution of the conflict between two behaviours.