Essays about: "Mate guarding"
Found 3 essays containing the words Mate guarding.
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1. The relative effect of gained extra-pair paternity versus ensured within-pair paternity on male fitness in collared flycatchers, Ficedula albicollis
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Variation in a male ability to gain extra-pair paternity and maintain within-pair paternity are important sources of variation in male fitness in socially monogamous species and thus become the resource of sexual selection on male secondary sexual traits. While the maximum possible number of offspring sired within the social pair-bond is limited by the female’s clutch size, the possible number of sired extra-pair young could in theory by much higher. READ MORE
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2. Mate – guarding in Siberian jay
University essay from Karlstads universitetAbstract : Mate-guarding is performed by many monogamous species, a method used by individuals to physically prevent competitors of the same sex from mating with their partners. This behaviour is most often displayed during the fertile period (i.e. when females can be fertilized). READ MORE
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3. Relationship between mate guarding strategies and ovarile number in Libellulidae (Odonata)
University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)Abstract : In Libellulidae there are two types of egg-laying behaviour, non-contact guarding where the male accompany the female during oviposition and tandem guarding where the male is physically coupled with the female. These egg laying strategies also shows differences in egg size distribution and egg size. READ MORE
