Male copulation frequency and female competition for fertilizations in a promiscuous brood parasite, the Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura |
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| Authors: | PHOEBE BARNARD MILES B. MARKUS |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Zoology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, SouthAfrica |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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