▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁▁ ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 8 ▁Category : Pal aces ▁in ▁Me ck len burg - Vor p omm ern ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Rost ock ▁( d istrict ) ▁Category : Ro yal ▁resid ences ▁in ▁Me ck len burg - Vor p omm ern <0x0A> </s> ▁Cond ition - dependent ▁signal ing ▁is ▁a ▁component ▁of ▁sexual ▁selection . ▁Its ▁exact ▁definition ▁remains ▁el us ive ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁v ag uen ess ▁of ▁the ▁terms ▁“ condition ” ▁and ▁“ sign aling ”. ▁  It ▁exam ines ▁which ▁conditions ▁favor ▁the ▁extra v ag ant ▁displays ▁and ▁orn aments , ▁or ▁signals , ▁some ▁organ isms ▁pos es , ▁despite ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁evolution ary ▁value ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁fit ness . ▁ ▁Cond ition - dependent ▁signal ing ▁can ▁affect ▁individual ▁m ating ▁tact ics ▁and ▁depend ▁on ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁size , ▁age , ▁or ▁other ▁physical ▁factors , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁more ▁fit ▁individual ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁stronger ▁call ▁than ▁its ▁less ▁fit ▁coh ort . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁impact ▁the ▁signal ing ▁choices ▁of ▁organ isms ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁environment ▁around ▁them , ▁like ▁vocal izations ▁that ▁are ▁more ▁favor able ▁in ▁lower ▁density ▁environments . ▁ ▁Background ▁It ▁is ▁ener get ically ▁expensive ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁sexual ▁signal . ▁In ▁some ▁organ isms ▁the ▁sexual ▁signal ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁costs ▁in ▁terms ▁of