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... Polygyny 403 Resource Defense Polygyny 405 Female Reproductive Success and Resource Defense Polygyny 407 Lek Polygyny 409 Scramble Competition Polygyny 413 Polyandry 416 Sex Role Reversal Polyandry 418 CHAPTER 13 The Evolutionary ...
... Polygyny 403 Resource Defense Polygyny 405 Female Reproductive Success and Resource Defense Polygyny 407 Lek Polygyny 409 Scramble Competition Polygyny 413 Polyandry 416 Sex Role Reversal Polyandry 418 CHAPTER 13 The Evolutionary ...
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... Polygyny By far the most common male mating system is polygyny , for reasons already discussed . In many species some males are able to exercise their potential for polygyny because females or the resources they require are clumped ...
... Polygyny By far the most common male mating system is polygyny , for reasons already discussed . In many species some males are able to exercise their potential for polygyny because females or the resources they require are clumped ...
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... polygyny . Life in a Weaverbird Colony . Color , about 20 minutes . An example of a colonial , polygynous bird species . The Northern Elephant Seal . Color , 14 minutes . On the remarkable harem- defending elephant seals of California ...
... polygyny . Life in a Weaverbird Colony . Color , about 20 minutes . An example of a colonial , polygynous bird species . The Northern Elephant Seal . Color , 14 minutes . On the remarkable harem- defending elephant seals of California ...
Contents
NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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