High-ranking alleviates male local competition in lek mating systems

Abstract Territoriality entails demanding social interactions with competing individuals, typically males. Variation in quality of males can be predicted to affect the spatial arrangement of territories. We present a model aimed at understanding the spatial properties of territories on leks, where t...

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Main Authors: Fabio Giavazzi, Nicola Saino, Alberto Vailati
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/06ba5237f74b4e3db9a06d6f7aeca67b
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