Computer animations as a tool in the study of mating preferences
Computer animations as a tool in the study of mating preferences
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DOI：
10.1163/156853998792913537
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发表时间：
1998-12-01
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影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Bakker, TCM
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作者：
Künzler, R;Bakker, TCM
对多种雌性交配偏好和多种雄性信号的研究需要正确且精确地测量偏好。对现有偏好测试范式进行了回顾。使用计算机动画的非交互式偏好测试完美地满足了研究视觉特征多重偏好的需求：排除混杂变量、排除男性对内部和之间的变异、对包括行为在内的单一视觉特征和视觉特征组合进行实验操作的巨大潜力。我们对基于商业软件的计算机动画电影的制作进行了详细的描述。最后，我们展示了如何正确地将计算机动画应用于交配偏好的测试。在刺鱼中，以这种方式测试的雌性交配偏好与用其他测试范例测量的偏好一致。
The study of multiple female mating preferences and multiple male signals requires correct and precise measurement of preferences. A review is given of existing preference test paradigms. Non-interactive preference tests using computer animations perfectly fulfil the demands for the study of multiple preferences for visual traits: exclusion of confounding variables, exclusion of variation within and between male pairs, great potential of experimental manipulation of single and combinations of visual traits including behaviour. We give a detailed description for the production of computer animation movies based an commercial software. Finally, we show how computer animations can be properly applied to the testing of mating preferences. In sticklebacks, female mating preferences that were tested in this way agreed with preferences that were measured with other test paradigms.