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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...
Autores principales: | Tinghitella, Robin M., Stehle, Chelsea, Boughman, Janette W. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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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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