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Experimental evidence that immediate neighbors affect male attractiveness

Date

Authors

Callander, Sophia

Hayes, Catherine

Jennions, Michael

Backwell, Patricia

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Abstract

If female mate choice is based on comparison of locally available mates rather than absolute, fixed criteria, a male's attractiveness might depend on the attractiveness of his immediate competitors. We use robotic models to test whether the number of fema

Keywords

Keywords: burrowing; courtship; crab; defense behavior; ecological modeling; experimental study; male; mate attraction; mate choice; reproductive cost; sexual selection; Ocypodidae; Uca courtship; defence coalition; fiddler crab; mate choice; sexual selection

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72444

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Behavioral Ecology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1093/beheco/ars208

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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