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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33292-3 |