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Do individuals in better condition survive for longer? Field survival estimates according to male alternative reproductive tactics and sex
(WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2010)
There is a gap in terms of the supposed survival differences recorded in the field according to individual condition. This is partly due to our inability to assess survival in the wild. Here we applied modern statistical ...
Alloparental care in glassfrogs: males care for unrelated clutches only when associated with their own
(Nature Research, 2021-01-14)
Parental care is costly, thus theory predicts that parents should avoid caring for unrelated offspring. However, alloparenting has been reported in many taxa because it may increase the caregiver mating success or offspring ...
LEK BEHAVIOR of THE PLOVERCREST (STEPHANOXIS LALANDI, TROCHILIDAE)
(Wilson Ornithological Soc, 2012-03-01)
I examined the lek structure and behavior of male Plovercrests (Stephanoxis lalandi) at a lek in southern Brazil. The lek included seven territorial males; the distance between neighboring lek territories was 14.8 +/- 6.3 ...
Male dimorphism of a neotropical arachnid: harem size, sneaker opportunities, and gonadal investment
(OXFORD UNIV PRESS INCCARY, 2012)
Serracutisoma proximum is a harvestman with alternative male morphs. Large males use sexually dimorphic second legs in fights for the possession of territories on the vegetation, where females oviposit. Small males have ...
Body Mass and not Wing Length Predicts Territorial Success in a Tropical Satyrine Butterfly
(Wiley-blackwellMaldenEUA, 2008)
Interactions between males of the lizard Liolaemus tenuis: Roles of familiarity and memory
(2002)
For territorial organisms, recognition of familiar individuals can reduce the frequency and intensity of aggressive encounters ('dear enemy' phenomenon), stabilize social systems, and reduce the cost of territory maintenance. ...
The dawn lek of the Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
(Wilson Ornithological Soc, 2001-12-01)
We studied the lek behavior of the Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) in an urbanized area in S (a) over tildeo Paulo state, Southeastern Brazil. During the 22-month study we identified a total of 26 lekking ...
Central role of G protein Gαi2 and Gαi2+ vomeronasal neurons in balancing territorial and infant-directed aggression of male mice
(National Academy of Sciences, 2019)
Abstract: Aggression is controlled by the olfactory system in many animal species. In male mice, territorial and infant-directed aggression are tightly regulated by the vomeronasal organ (VNO), but how diverse subsets of ...
The use of auxiliary courts by the lek-forming White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus (Aves, Pipridae)
(Springer Heidelberg, 2012-04-01)
The White-bearded Manakin is a passerine specially noted for elaborate courtship. Each resident male has a cleaned oval court delimited by saplings in leks. No study mentions the use of more than one court by a territorial ...
Amphisexual care in Acutisoma proximum (Arachnida, Opiliones), a neotropical harvestman with exclusive maternal care
(Birkhauser Verlag AgBaselSuíça, 2009)