The curse of being single: both male and female Gammarus pulex benefit energetically from precopulatory mate guarding
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.06.013
Abstract: Precopulatory mate guarding (PCMG) is frequently presented as a classic case of sexual conflict between partners. For instance, long-lasting PCMG is regarded as an adaptive male strategy to secure a female in a context of… read more here.
Keywords: benefit; precopulatory mate; mate; gammarus pulex ... See more keywords
Acoustic and physical mate guarding have different effects on intruder behaviour in a duetting songbird
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.11.011
Abstract: When males compete for mates, they often defend paternity through mate guarding. In addition to physical guarding, in vocal species, especially duetting birds, individuals may duet with their mates in order to guard them. The… read more here.
Keywords: acoustic mate; duetting songbird; acoustic guarding; mate ... See more keywords
Women’s Fertility Status Alters Other Women’s Jealousy and Mate Guarding
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DOI: 10.1177/0146167216678859
Abstract: Across three studies, we tested the hypothesis that women exhibit greater jealousy and mate guarding toward women who are in the high (vs. low) fertility phase of their cycle. Women who imagined their partner with… read more here.
Keywords: mate guarding; jealousy mate; fertility status; fertility ... See more keywords
Sex-specific rejection in mate-guarding pair formation in the intertidal copepod, Tigriopus californicus
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183758
Abstract: Securing a potential mate is one of the most important processes in sexual reproduction of animals. Intertidal copepods of the genus Tigriopus show mate-guarding behavior where a male captures a female and continues to clasp… read more here.
Keywords: pair; formation; guarding pair; pair formation ... See more keywords