Abstract
Quite different sets of data are shown to generate identical output ratios so that analyses of mating behavior data based on the use of input and output ratios may obscure significant aspects of the mating behavior.
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Merrell, D.J. The analysis of mating behavior data. Behav Genet 14, 153–156 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01076411
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01076411