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Male copulation frequency and female competition for fertilizations in a promiscuous brood parasite, the Pin‐tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Author(s) -
BARNARD PHOEBE,
MARKUS MILES B.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1989.tb02790.x
Subject(s) - courtship , brood , biology , zoology , mating , courtship display , sexual behavior , competition (biology) , ecology , psychology , developmental psychology
Male Pin‐tailed Whydahs Vidua macroura copulate infrequently and terminate most courtship displays, even when females are highly receptive. Female sexual interference is aimed at preventing other females from copulating, and is nearly always successful.