MALE-DOMINANCE STATUS, FEMALE CHOICE AND MATING SUCCESS IN THE BROWN LEMMING, LEMMUS-TRIMUCRONATUS
MALE-DOMINANCE STATUS, FEMALE CHOICE AND MATING SUCCESS IN THE BROWN LEMMING, LEMMUS-TRIMUCRONATUS
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DOI:
10.1016/s0003-3472(82)80136-x
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
BANKS, EM
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作者:
HUCK, UW;BANKS, EM
The objective of this study was to determine whether female brown lemmings would selectively mate with dominant conspecific males. In dyadic encounters, estrous females paired with dominant males engaged in more frequent lordosis and contact social behaviors than those paired with subordinate males. The mount and thrust scores of dominant and subordinate males did not differ significantly. When females had simultaneous access to tethered dominant and subordinate males, they spent more time in close proximity to dominant males and avoided contact with subordinate males. Copulation scores were higher with dominant males. In triadic encounters with free-moving dominant and subordinate males, estrous females spent more time near, and engaged in more sexual behavior with dominant males. Intermale agonistic interactions resulted in privileged access to females by dominant males. Sexual behavior scores were lower and there was a 10-fold increase in intermale aggression in triadic encounters between females and unfamiliar dominant and subordinate males. Both intermale agonistic interactions and female choice behavior accounted for the differential copulatory success of dominant males.