The impact of lekking on the spatial variation in payoffs to resource-defending topi bulls, Damaliscus lunatus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1229-1234

  Bro Jørgensen, Jakob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

alternative mating strategies; Damaliscus lunatus; lekking; mate choice; sexual selection; territoriality; topi; ungulates

Indexed keywords

LEK; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPERM COMPETITION; TERRITORIALITY; UNGULATE;

DAMALISCUS LUNATUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 40749113548     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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