Females sample more males at high nesting densities, but ultimately obtain less attractive mates

BACKGROUND: Sexual selection is largely driven by the availability of mates. Theory predicts that male competition and female choice should be density-dependent, with males competing more intensely at relatively high density, and females becoming increasingly discriminating when there are more males...

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Autores principales: Tinghitella, Robin M., Stehle, Chelsea, Boughman, Janette W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4575468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26385337
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0481-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4575468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26385337
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0481-3

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