Circulating hormones and dominance status predict female behavior during courtship in a lekking species.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icac018
Abstract: Female competitive behaviors during courtship can have substantial fitness consequences yet we know little about the physiological and social mechanisms underlying these behaviors - particularly for females of polygynous lek mating species. We explored the… read more here.
Keywords: behavior courtship; behavior; predict female; female behavior ... See more keywords
Female behavior drives the formation of distinct social structures in C57BL/6J versus wild-derived outbred mice in field enclosures
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DOI: 10.1186/s12915-024-01809-0
Abstract: Social behavior and social organization have major influences on individual health and fitness. Yet, biomedical research focuses on studying a few genotypes under impoverished social conditions. Understanding how lab conditions have modified social organizations of… read more here.
Keywords: field enclosures; biology; female behavior; wild derived ... See more keywords