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Type of animal mating behaviour
copulating with females. The variation in mating success is quite large in lek mating systems with 70–80% of matings being attributed to only 10–20% of the
Lek_mating
Species of insect
feeds on parsley. The Papilio polyxenes demonstrates polyandry and a lek mating system, showing no male parental care and display sites. Females are therefore
Papilio_polyxenes
Topics referred to by the same term
lek, Lek, lék, or lęk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lek or LEK may refer to: Lek, the group of usually male animals participating in Lek mating
Lek
Conundrum in sexual selection behaviour
The lek paradox is a conundrum in evolutionary biology that addresses the persistence of genetic variation in male traits within lek mating systems, despite
Lek_paradox
Species of bird
distances to lower elevations during winter. It makes use of a complex lek system in mating and nests on the ground under sagebrush or grass patches. It forages
Greater_sage-grouse
Taxonomic group of semi-aquatic mammals
defending territories that attract females and performing ritual displays or lek mating. Pups are typically born in the spring and summer months and females bear
Pinniped
Class of mating system in non-human species
polygynandry. Lek mating is frequently regarded as a form of polygyny, because one male mates with many females, but lek-based mating systems differ
Polygyny_in_animals
Parvorder of mammal
reproductive success vary between performing ritual displays (whale song) or lek mating. Calves are typically born in the winter and spring months and females
Baleen_whale
Mechanism for evolution
feathers, or any number of lek mating displays. This model does not predict a genetic benefit; rather, the reward is more mates. In a study done on great
Mate_choice
Species of insect (drosophilid fly)
size of lek increases, mating success increases proportionally. However, mating success plateaus after more than 20 males gather in one lek. The causal
Hirtodrosophila_mycetophaga
Sexual behavior of non-human animals
Hermaphroditism allows for complex mating systems. Wrasses exhibit three different mating systems: polygynous, lek-like, and promiscuous mating systems. Sexual cannibalism
Animal_sexual_behaviour
Order of flying mammals
(2013). "Is lek breeding rare in bats?". Journal of Zoology. 291 (1): 3–11. doi:10.1111/jzo.12069. Bradbury, J. W. (1977). "Lek Mating Behavior in the
Bat
Megabat widely distributed in West and Central Africa
day. It has two mating seasons each year during the dry seasons. It is believed to be the only bat species with a classical lek mating system, where males
Hammer-headed_bat
Family of birds of the order Passeriformes
capsular fruit. Most species have elaborate mating rituals, with at least eight species exhibiting lek mating systems, including the genus Paradisaea. Others
Bird-of-paradise
Chemical emitted to trigger a response among the same species
10 km (6.2 mi). Some insects, such as ghost moths, use pheromones during lek mating. Traps containing pheromones are used by farmers to detect and monitor
Pheromone
Species of bird
that mimics the female, use a variety of strategies to obtain mating opportunities at a lek, and the colourful head and neck feathers are erected as part
Ruff_(bird)
Species of marine reptile endemic to Galapagos Islands
center of the lek tend to have a greater mating success than males with peripheral territories, but the size of a territory does not affect mating success.
Marine_iguana
alternative mating strategy is a strategy used by male or female animals, often with distinct phenotypes, that differs from the prevailing mating strategy
Alternative_mating_strategy
Features that occur in an organism at sexual maturity
species that use lek mating, such as the roach Rutilus rutilus. Biologists today distinguish between "male-to-male combat" and "mate choice", usually
Secondary_sex_characteristic
Species of North American bird
feeding on a bird feeder Pairs may mate for successive years, but some also "divorce" between seasons or choose a new mate when one dies. Pairs generally
Northern_cardinal
Use of displays by organisms to signal for selective advantage
presence, and, especially but not only in species with lek mating, to compete with rival males. In a lek, the presence of multiple males advertises and potentially
Advertising_in_biology
Communication to start a relationship with someone or to get sexual contact
to attract females for mating. Male banana fiddler crabs (Austruca mjoebergi) perform mating displays in the presence of a mate-searching female. The male
Courtship_display
Subspecies of mammal
tend to have a lek mating system, the females living in loose groups and only visiting the traditional breeding grounds in order to mate. For this purpose
Ugandan_kob
Bird of western Colombia and Ecuador
taken. The long-wattled umbrellabird engages in lek mating, where the males congregate in common areas (leks) for display, which are visited by the solitary
Long-wattled_umbrellabird
Extinct, flightless bird that was endemic to Rodrigues
wing-rattling behaviour described for males suggests lek-mating, where males gather for competitive mating display. However, size dimorphism does occur in
Rodrigues_solitaire
linked to the evolution of larger testes size, and altered mating behaviour. Lekking: In a lek mating system, males gather in traditional display areas to perform
Mammalian_reproduction
Set of ritualized behaviours in animals
between tournament species and pair-bonding species. Aposematism Lek mating Mating Sexual selection Stotting Threat display Nelson, Ximena J.; Jackson
Display_(zoology)
Species of fly
Anastrepha ludens males follow a lek mating strategy in which they provide no parental care for offspring. Males mating strategy involves claiming a territory
Anastrepha_ludens
Large baleen whale species
are alone, but may be drawn to gatherings of singing males, much like a lek mating system. Another possibility is that songs bring in foreign whales to populate
Humpback_whale
Species of large lamniform shark
open ocean during spring and were followed by some females, suggesting a lek mating system where females move through and choose their partners. In 2013,
Great_white_shark
Species of cricket-like animal
attract females for mating, and they can be heard at distances up to 400 m from the burrow. Males aggregate their acoustic burrows in a lek arena and are very
Gryllotalpa_major
Family of birds
have longer bills, males do not hold a specific territory and have a lek mating system. In species where males have shorter bills than females, males
Hummingbird
American ethologist and behavioral researcher (1917-1995)
Phase in Knowledge Evolution". Man-Environment Systems. 14: 131–142. Lek mating Proxemics Dugatkin 2024, p. 133: "Anthropologists also turned to Calhoun's
John_B._Calhoun
Species of bee
a lek mating system and among other bees. The lek mating is a system in which a large group of males clusters at sites visited by females for mating. Males
Lasioglossum_malachurum
City of Tampere (Finland) central library, also known as 'Metso'
design contest was held in 1978, with the Pietiläs' proposal Soidinmenot ('Lek mating') winning by unanimous decision. Inspired by the architects' visit to
Tampere_Central_Library
Species of bird
trait and a product of its diet. The male displays its feet in an elaborate mating ritual by lifting them up and down while strutting before the female. Females
Blue-footed_booby
Species of bird
choose a mate. The mating success varies based on multiple factors, ranging from the plumage exhibited by a male to the composition of the lek itself.
Guianan_cock-of-the-rock
Species of bustard native to Africa
bustards engage in lek mating. All bustards have polygynous breeding habits, in which one male displays to attract several females, and mates with them all
Kori_bustard
Mating season of ruminant mammals
in mating will leave the lek sooner than other males and they will adopt other strategies to compensate for their lack of mating success in the lek. Furthermore
Rut_(mammalian_reproduction)
Species of bird
songs of the eastern bluebird Problems playing this file? See media help. Mating occurs in the spring and summer. A mature female typically raises two broods
Eastern_bluebird
Wikimedia list
primary production and biomass are higher than in the open ocean. lek mating An animal mating system in which an aggregation of male animals gathers to engage
Glossary_of_ecology
Family of mammals belonging to even-toed ungulates
they may acquire his territory. Lek mating, where males gather together and competitively display to potential mates, is known to exist among topis, kobs
Bovidae
Scientific study of birds
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Ornithology
Species of bird
at a glance which flockmembers are neither potential mates, nor potential competitors for mates, nor old enough to safely guide a flock from one island
Nicobar_pigeon
Sexual ornaments of fish
though it is not always a positive correlation. In species that use lek mating, the females choose the males with the roughest skin, but were not confused
Nuptial_tubercles
Species of bird
cases, the cock dotterel successfully prevents other males from getting his mate and fertilizing her eggs. He usually rears chicks that he has fathered and
Eurasian_dotterel
Neurotransmitters used by insects
terpenoids from orchids and use them as an aggregation pheromone to form lek mating. Sometimes the plant constituents control the development of the pheromone
Insect_pheromones
Joint athletics program of Pomona College and Pitzer College
California), and is distinguished by its long, pointed tail and complex lek mating system. It is named after the sagebrush on which it feeds. Pomona-Pitzer
Pomona–Pitzer_Sagehens
Species of ant
overwinter. Colonies release alates synchronously. Alates mate in hilltop leks in swarms. Major mating swarms are about 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) apart, and
Pogonomyrmex_occidentalis
but when they are only in earshot, it is called a dispersed lek or an exploded lek. Mating usually occurs on the display area. lore Adj. form: loreal.
Glossary_of_bird_terms
Family of damselflies
(2009). The lek mating system of Hetaerina damselflies (Insecta: Calopterygidae). Behaviour, 146, 189–207. Alcock, John. “Post-Copulatory Mate Guarding by
Calopterygidae
Genus of damselflies
access to mating territories resulting in the emergence of alternative reproductive behaviors. One mating strategy is the defense of mating territories
Hetaerina
Species of marine bird
other is committed). They will start reproducing after about seven years, mating every two years. Nests are simple depressions scraped in the sand, into
Black-footed_albatross
Species of marine bird
fledging, but do not mate for the first time until seven or eight years old. During these four or five years, they form pair bonds with a mate that they will
Laysan_albatross
Species of mammal
courtship territories are densely packed, offering female choice akin to a lek mating system. While copulation occurs in the fall, fertilization does not occur
Common_pipistrelle
Layer of feathers that covers a bird
individuals live. In contrast to the ducks, males of hummingbirds and most lek-mating passerines – like the Guianan cock-of-the-rock or birds of paradise –
Plumage
Species of bird
and have spots on their chest and back. Their calling consists of the mating songs which sound like "cheer," "chur-chur," and "chup." This helps male
Western_bluebird
Species of bird
the courting season the hens arrive on the courting grounds, also called "lek", Swedish for "play". The cocks continue courting on the ground: This is
Western_capercaillie
Nature reserve in Australia
recreated the lek mating system in captivity by constructing an enclosure that allowed female bustards to enter and select a male mating partner, but separated
Serendip_Sanctuary
Species of bird
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Mountain_bluebird
Method of representing systems
Patricia G; Loiselle, Bette A (22 June 2008). "Social networks in the lek-mating wire-tailed manakin (Pipra filicauda)". Proceedings of the Royal Society
Biological_network
Extinct species of bird
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Californian_turkey
Species of fish
female and the dominant female may change into a male They have a lek mating system. In a lek, the large males control territories. And the more numerous females
Genicanthus_watanabei
Species of owl native to Australia
his territory to females, as well as when bringing food to his mate or even before mating. Birds give a harsher version of the call when mobbing intruders
Australian_boobook
Facial structure found in birds and various other animal clades
smaller beaks, lessening heat loss from that structure. During courtship, mated pairs of many bird species touch or clasp each other's bills. Termed billing
Beak
Bird in the Old World warbler family from Eurasia and Africa
Bowen, Gabriel J; Berthold, Peter; Farnsworth, Keith (2005). "Assortative mating as a mechanism for rapid evolution of a migratory divide". Science. 310
Eurasian_blackcap
System of sexual reproduction in a population
by modification of sexual function). Mixed mating systems, in which plants use two or even all three mating systems, are not uncommon. A number of models
Mating_system
Species of wasp
mating aggregation, characteristic of a lek mating system. Landmark mating in this system is advantageous for the promotion of outbreeding. Each lek is
Polistes_biglumis
South American fruit fly
the fruit to continue the cycle. The South American fruit flies mate through a lek mating system. The males aggregate into groups of 5, about 80 cm apart
Anastrepha_fraterculus
In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons
Allee effect Antipredator adaptation Cellular automaton Krill#Swarming Lek (mating arena) Mobile Bay jubilee Optimal foraging theory Predator satiation
Shoaling_and_schooling
Species of damselfly
under a lek mating system, where groups of males gather along streams and compete for small perching territories where females arrive to mate and lay
American_rubyspot
Extinct species of flightless rail which was endemic to Mauritius
Vision Behaviour Singing Intelligence Migration Foraging Sexual selection Lek mating Seabird breeding Incubation Brood parasites Nesting Hybrids Colony Evolution
Red_rail
Warm-blooded animals with wings and feathers
May 1990). "Sexual Selection Through Female Choice in Lawes' Parotia, A Lek-Mating Bird of Paradise". Evolution. 44 (3): 486–501. doi:10.2307/2409431. JSTOR 2409431
Bird
Central question in evolutionary biology of birds
Vision Behaviour Singing Intelligence Migration Foraging Sexual selection Lek mating Seabird breeding Incubation Brood parasites Nesting Hybrids Colony Evolution
Origin_of_birds
birds-of-paradise: Widespread ancestral gene flow despite strong sexual selection in a lek-mating system". iScience. 27 (7): 110300. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2024.110300. ISSN 2589-0042
List of hybrid birds-of-paradise
List_of_hybrid_birds-of-paradise
Species of bat
Recent research on the bats in Costa Rica suggests that the bats exhibit Lek mating. Centurio senex subsp. senex is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica
Wrinkle-faced_bat
Aerial locomotion in avian dinosaurs
analysis of aerial displays in passerines revealed an effect of habitat, mating system and migratory traits". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological
Bird_flight
Collective behaviour of entities that swarm
purposes, including the facilitation of mating by attracting females to approach the swarm, a phenomenon known as lek mating. Such cloud-like swarms often form
Swarm_behaviour
Species of bird
shorter and not as high-pitched and loud as the two others. Sometimes, during mating season, males can produce growling sounds or squeaks when in conflict with
Olive-sided_flycatcher
Species of insect
pursuing mating.[2] Males prefer females that have longer wings and shorter tibiae. During the mating season (May–July), females congregate in leks 10 minutes
Rhamphomyia_longicauda
Species of owl
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Christmas_boobook
Order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds
communication, courtship, fighting, territoriality, and brooding. They have diverse mating strategies: some are monogamous, while others are polygamous or polygynandrous
Galliformes
Field in the science of conservation biology related to threatened birds
Vision Behaviour Singing Intelligence Migration Foraging Sexual selection Lek mating Seabird breeding Incubation Brood parasites Nesting Hybrids Colony Evolution
Bird_conservation
Aspect of Pomona College culture
California), and is distinguished by its long, pointed tail and complex lek mating system. It is named after the sagebrush on which it feeds. Pomona-Pitzer
Traditions_of_Pomona_College
Species of fish
sequential hermaphrodite. It can change its sex from male to female. It mates through lek mating. During this process, males are noted to be particularly territorial
Halichoeres_maculipinna
Extinct species of bird from Réunion
Vision Behaviour Singing Intelligence Migration Foraging Sexual selection Lek mating Seabird breeding Incubation Brood parasites Nesting Hybrids Colony Evolution
Mascarene_parrot
Extinct bird of the rail family that was endemic to Rodrigues
Vision Behaviour Singing Intelligence Migration Foraging Sexual selection Lek mating Seabird breeding Incubation Brood parasites Nesting Hybrids Colony Evolution
Rodrigues_rail
Place where a bird lays its eggs
cavity nests, using a combination of mud (in some species brought by their mates), food remains and their own droppings to reduce the entrance hole to a
Bird_nest
Genus of birds
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Rallus
Species of bird
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Tiny_hawk
Species of bird
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Zapata_rail
Subspecies of the subfamily Alcelaphinae in the family Bovidae
the development of a lek. Leks are established by the congregation of adult males in an area that females visit only for mating. Lekking is of particular
Common_tsessebe
Species of moth
believe that this mating system constitutes a lek (or lek mating), analogous to the mating of black grouse, in which females prefer to mate with a single
Gold_swift
Extinct species of crested starling from Réunion Island
Vision Behaviour Singing Intelligence Migration Foraging Sexual selection Lek mating Seabird breeding Incubation Brood parasites Nesting Hybrids Colony Evolution
Hoopoe_starling
Species of fly
Petersson, Erik (1992-10-01). "Why insects swarm: testing the models for lek mating systems on swarming Empis borealis females". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Empis_borealis
Species of bird
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Streaked_spiderhunter
Bird in the white-eye family
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Golden_white-eye
Species of bird
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Red-kneed_dotterel
American biologist
G.; Blake, J. G. (2009). "Female mate choice across spatial scales: Influence of lek and male attributes on mating success of blue-crowned manakins"
Patricia_G._Parker
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List of extinct bird species since 1500
List_of_extinct_bird_species_since_1500
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