Male satin bowerbirds, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, adjust their display intensity in response to female startling: an experiment with robotic females
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Research on bowerbirds shows that while females prefer to mate with males that display at the most intense rate, males will reduce the intensity of their display in response to startling responses of females. Modification of display thus improves opportunity for successful courtship.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2006
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Variable female preferences drive complex male displays
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Age- and stage-specific female preferences contribute to explain the widespread occurrence of multifaceted male displays. The complex male displays are described to arise due to variation in female preferences for particular male display traits.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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Fickle females?
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The different parts of a maleEs display are described to appeal to female of different ages. The female mating preferences is explained to change as a function of female age, size, and reproductive status.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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