Male mate choice and insemination success under simultaneous versus sequential choice conditions

Theory predicts that males should be choosier when encountering potential mates simultaneously rather than sequentially because there is no opportunity cost. Consequently, when mate encounter rates vary across space and time males might benefit from plasticity in mate preferences to match prevailing...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Animal behaviour 2015-05, Vol.103, p.99-105
Hauptverfasser:	Head, Megan L., Jacomb, Frances, Vega-Trejo, Regina, Jennions, Michael D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal behavior Animal reproduction Behavioral biology dichotomous choice Fish Gambusia holbrooki mate encounter rate mating success no-choice Poeciliid sequential choice sexual selection simultaneous choice Social conditions sperm allocation
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