We investigated whether female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) would alter their mate preferences after observing the choices of other females. Experimental trials consisted of four 30-min stages: (A) acclimation, (B) observer female chooses between two males, (C) observer female watches a model female interact with her nonpreferred male from stage B, and (D) observer female again chooses between the two males. Control trials were identical except that there was no model female in stage C. Females in both experimental and control trials spent significantly more time with the nonpreferred male in stage D than they had in stage B; thus, our experiment appeared to reveal no evidence of mate choice copying. There was, however, a significant...
A major challenge in behavioural and evolutionary ecology is to understand the evolution and mainten...
Despite recent increasing interest in the existence of animal personality, i.e. intra-individual con...
Social experiences, both positive and negative, can profoundly influence subsequent social interacti...
Choosing an appropriate mate is one of the most important decisions that any animal has to make. The...
<div><p>Animals observing conspecifics during mate choice can gain additional information about pote...
A major challenge in behavioural and evolutionary ecology is to understand the evolution and mainten...
This thesis addresses two major questions commonly overlooked in studies of mate choice: how do anim...
Finding reliable ways of assessing female mate choice is an essential prerequisite to understanding ...
Animals observing conspecifics during mate choice can gain additional information about potential ma...
BACKGROUND: While many studies have investigated the occurrence of extra-pair paternity in wild popu...
Background: Successful foraging is essential for survival and reproductive success. In many bird spe...
Sonnemann & Sjölander (1977) found that zebra finch females raised by their own species (${\rm Z...
An important and understudied question in sexual selection is how females evaluate information from ...
Successful foraging is essential for survival and reproductive success. In many bird species, foragi...
In mating systems with social monogamy and obligatory bi-parental care, such as found in many songbi...
A major challenge in behavioural and evolutionary ecology is to understand the evolution and mainten...
Despite recent increasing interest in the existence of animal personality, i.e. intra-individual con...
Social experiences, both positive and negative, can profoundly influence subsequent social interacti...
Choosing an appropriate mate is one of the most important decisions that any animal has to make. The...
<div><p>Animals observing conspecifics during mate choice can gain additional information about pote...
A major challenge in behavioural and evolutionary ecology is to understand the evolution and mainten...
This thesis addresses two major questions commonly overlooked in studies of mate choice: how do anim...
Finding reliable ways of assessing female mate choice is an essential prerequisite to understanding ...
Animals observing conspecifics during mate choice can gain additional information about potential ma...
BACKGROUND: While many studies have investigated the occurrence of extra-pair paternity in wild popu...
Background: Successful foraging is essential for survival and reproductive success. In many bird spe...
Sonnemann & Sjölander (1977) found that zebra finch females raised by their own species (${\rm Z...
An important and understudied question in sexual selection is how females evaluate information from ...
Successful foraging is essential for survival and reproductive success. In many bird species, foragi...
In mating systems with social monogamy and obligatory bi-parental care, such as found in many songbi...
A major challenge in behavioural and evolutionary ecology is to understand the evolution and mainten...
Despite recent increasing interest in the existence of animal personality, i.e. intra-individual con...
Social experiences, both positive and negative, can profoundly influence subsequent social interacti...