Sentence examples for indicator mechanism from inspiring English sources

Nestling growth and song repertoire size in great reed warblers: evidence for song learning as an indicator mechanism in mate choice.

We present a new hypothesis for the adaptive significance of song learning in songbirds, suggesting that this specialized form of vocal development provides an indicator mechanism by which females can accurately assess the quality of potential mates.

It is important to emphasize that neither the uncorrected solar heading indicator mechanism (Fig. 1a c) nor the offset-corrected solar heading indicator mechanism (Fig. 1d f) meets our definition of a compass, because neither mechanism provides a measurement of absolute geographical direction.

We distinguish between the known use of the sun's azimuth to provide absolute geographical direction (compass mechanism) and its possible use to detect changes in heading (heading indicator mechanism).

A key concept in indicator mechanisms is the notion of handicaps.

An important question is whether particular traits are driven by indicator mechanisms or are driven by arbitrary preferences.

Researchers have suggested that different signals of the same quality should inter-correlate [10], [11], which would support indicator mechanisms in their evolution.

In contrast to such views, indicator mechanisms of sexual selection propose that certain traits are preferred because they are associated with either phenotypic or genotypic quality [8] and therefore act as cues and hence can be signals of quality.

Interviews explored whether perceptions of the indicators, mechanisms by which it influenced practice, benefits and harms, and how future iterations of such schemes could be improved (Topic guide, Table  2).> All interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim.

It will also be kitted out with an indicator or mechanism to highlight when it should be ditched for recycling and replaced with a new helmet.

Dr. Engelbart died Tuesday, but his contributions to computing have reverberated throughout the technology industry since the invention of the mouse, which he described in his patent application as a device to provide an "X-Y position indicator control mechanism" for a computer's display.