Leks - Couverture rigide

Höglund, Jacob; Alatalo, Rauno V.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0691037280 ISBN 13 : 9780691037288

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 1995

Synopsis

This text presents existing knowledge on two main aspects of lekking - the gathering together of males in small territories in order to display and thus attract a mate. It asks why leks evolve in some species and not others, and why females select their males through lekking, even though this process reaps little or no material benefits for them. In each case the authors emphasize the importance of understanding the selective forces that act on individuals in natural populations.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The evolution of leks--clusters of small territories where males congregate and display in order to attract mates--is of central issue in behavioral ecology, because of the insights it offers into female mate choice, sexual selection, and the evolution of mating systems. In the first book on the subject, Jacob Höglund and Rauno Alatalo draw together existing knowledge on two main aspects of lekking. Why do leks evolve in some species and not in others? Why do females of certain lekking species select their mates even though such behavior reaps few or no material benefits for them? In each case they emphasize the importance of understanding the selective forces that act on individuals in natural populations. Höglund and Alatalo synthesize the available information on lekking in all animal groups and suggest new areas of research.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0691037280
• ISBN 13: 9780691037288
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
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