Dyson, Miranda L.; Henzi, S. Peter; Halliday, Timothy R. and Barrett, Louise
(1998).
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1098/rspb.1998.0451 |
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Abstract
Studies of the distribution of mating success among males in frog choruses typically seek to identify specific phenotypic attributes that confer a higher mating success on certain individual males. These attributes invariably relate to competition among males: either direct competition in the form of aggression, or competition to attract and be chosen by females. In this paper, we present evidence that an additional factor may operate in frog choruses. We show that individual males who mate on a given night enjoy a higher probability of being successful on the next night, and we suggest that this is because successful mating enables males to conserve energy.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Copyright Holders: | 1998 The Royal Society |
| ISSN: | 1471-2954 |
| Keywords: | anurans; mating success; sexual selection; energetics; lek |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Science > Environment, Earth and Ecosystems ?? scie-dbsc ?? |
| Item ID: | 31862 |
| Depositing User: | Miranda Dyson |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2012 15:38 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Feb 2012 15:38 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/31862 |
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