High frequency of polyandry in a lek mating system

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 209-215

  Lank, David B ^a   Smith, Constance M ^a   Hanotte, Olivier ^b,d   Ohtonen, Arvo ^c,e   Bailey, Simon ^b   Burke, Terry ^b,f  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e Finland's Environmental Administration   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative mating behavior; Female choice; Leks; Multiple paternity; Philomachus pugnax; Polyandry; Ruffs; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

LEK; MATE CHOICE; MULTIPLE MATING; PATERNITY; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; PHILOMACHUS; PHILOMACHUS PUGNAX; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036222024     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/13.2.209     Document Type: Article

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