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SUMMARY:Mate choice and visual illusions in great bowerbirds - Laura Kelle
 y\, Anglian Ruskin University
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CONTACT:Dr Hannah Rowland
DESCRIPTION:Sexual selection studies normally measure signal strengths\, b
 ut signal components and sensory processing may interact to create mislead
 ing or attention-capturing illusions.  Male great bowerbirds construct an
 d maintain an extended phenotype that creates a forced perspective visual 
 illusion.  I present evidence that the forced perspective created by male
 s facilitates male mating success\, whereby males that produce better visu
 al illusions gain more mates than rival males.  I also discuss the possib
 ility that forced perspective may interact with other aspects of male disp
 lays\, and discuss the wider implications of these findings.
LOCATION:Part II Lecture Theatre\, Department of Zoology
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