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Fighting Walnut Flies: Getting Started

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this module, you should be able to:

  • explain why males engage in ritualized displays instead of actual combat
  • relate sequential assessment to other game theory games
  • describe what kinds of behaviors are performed by male walnut flies
  • explain the term "honest signals"

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