Females prefer larger leks: field experiments with ruffs (Philomachus pugnax)

1992/05/01 by David B. Lank, DavidB. Lank, Constance M. Smith +1 · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal ecology #Biology #Competition (biology) #Demography #Ecology #Lek mating #Mate choice #Mating #Plant and animal studies #Preference #Sexual selection #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1007/bf00170598

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• Ecology, Sexual Selection, and the Evolution of Mating Systems
• Pseudoreplication and the Design of Ecological Field Experiments

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• Ruff (bird) [wikipedia]