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Naturwissenschaften (2003) DOI 10.1007/s00114-003-0415-6
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For smaller animals, the overall high prospects of winning and the potential benefits accrued by initiating attack (e.g. increased status and mating opportunity) may outweigh the risks (e.g. time, energy, injury, or defeat if the opponent retaliates).
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Earley, R.L., Tinsley, M. & Dugatkin, L.A. To see or not to see: does previewing a future opponent affect the contest behavior of green swordtail males (Xiphophorus helleri)?. Naturwissenschaften 90, 289 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-003-0431-6
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