Honesty in communication

We have discussed the possibility that animal communication might be dishonest.   In other words, one individual behaves in a way to take advantage of another individual.

What makes some communicatory signals honest and others not?

The assignment is to locate an article describing an example of honest communication in animals -- especially an example that helps to explain how honest signals evolve.

In locating an article for your report, use our discussions of how to locate good scientific information.