Loser in Fight but Winner in Love: How Does Inter-Male Competition Determine the Pattern and Outcome of Courtship in Cricket Gryllus bimaculatus?
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DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00197
Abstract: Animal females are generally assumed to prefer males that tend to win fights (dominant males). However, a growing number of studies in numerous animal taxa demonstrate no correlation between the male fighting ability and their… read more here.
Keywords: subordinate males; dominant males; cricket gryllus; courtship ... See more keywords