Large males have a mating advantage in a species of darter with smaller, allopaternal males Etheostoma olmstedi
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Sharing of Potential Nest Sites by Etheostoma olmstedi Males Suggests Mutual Tolerance in an Alloparental Species
When reproductive competitors tolerate or cooperate with one another, they may gain particular benefits, such as collectively guarding resources or attracting mates. Shared resources may be those essential to reproduction, such as a breeding site or nest. Using the tessellated darter, a species where males but not females compete over potential nest sites, we examined site use and sharing under...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Zoology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2396-9814,1674-5507
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/56.1.1