1975, Edward O. Wilson, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, figure caption, 2000, page 333, Each of the three displaying cocks occupies a small territory at the mating center of the lek.
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Lek
/lɛk/
Synonyms for "lek" (5 found)
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Noun(1 words)
breeding ground
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Noun(2 words)
courtship grounddisplay arena
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Noun(2 words)
display based breeding systemlek mating system
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5 entriesAlbanian monetary unitbreeding sitehabitat featuremating systemreproductive strategy
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4 entriesavian lekbird lekmammal lekmammalian lek
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6 entriesavian lekbreeding groundcourtship displaydisplay arenafemale choicelek mating system
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Given that a combination of factors have "released" males from attending nests, why have some species organized their courtship bouts in leks, especially the tightly clumped leks that are typical of manakins and cocks-of-the-rock?
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Nevertheless, it does appear that many of the processes of mate choice and sexual selection described for bird and mammal leks also apply to anuran choruses.
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Males in many lekking species have conspicuous morphological ornaments that may be targets of female choice, but male contest competition may also be involved.
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