Mate preference in female electric fish, Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus
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A study was conducted to examine the pintail knifefish of the genus Brachyhypopomus, a group known for extreme sexual dimorphism in their signals and electric organs. The result reveals that the signals of males has larger electric organ discharges (EOD) amplitudes and longer EOD durations, and shows that female Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus have a preference for a certain male phenotype.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2003
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Social constraints on female mate preferences in mallards, Anas platyrhynchos, decrease offspring viability and mother productivity
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Constraints theory states that when individuals reproduce with nonpreferred partners, they will have offspring of lower viability than when individuals reproduce with preferred partners. A mate preference trial free of experimenter biases is performed, about what traits in males make them attractive to females.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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Male spacing behavior and acoustic interactions in a field cricket: implications for female mate choice
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The relative use of calling songs and courtship songs by the male field crickets (Plebeiogryllus guttiventris), to attract the female crickets is discussed.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2006
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