Females prefer extra-pair males that are older and better hunters
Age of male is an important cue in mate selection, including extra-pair copulations; different phenotypic and behavioural traits are known to be age related. Paternity studies show that older males predominate as fathers of extra-pair young. It remains unclear if females actively choose older males...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2015-12-01
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Series: | European Journal of Ecology |
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Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eje.2015.1.issue-1/eje-2015-0004/eje-2015-0004.xml?format=INT |