Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10971143 | Animal Behaviour | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We tested why sand goby males prefer nest sites matching their own body size, even without male-male competition. âºÂ Size-matched males did not enjoy fewer nest take-overs or fan with less effort than size-mismatched males. ⺠Females did not prefer males with size-matched nest sites over males with size-mismatched nest sites. ⺠More studies are needed to explain why males choose nest sites size-assortatively.
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Authors
Johannes R. Björk, Charlotta Kvarnemo,