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Mating Systems and Parental Care

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In wildlife, there are three possible functions to courting the opposite sex, which is usually done by the male (Barash 1977). These functions serve as advertising signals, overcoming aggression, and achieving reproductive coordination between the courting male and a female or females, in the case of a polygamous or promiscuous species.

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Yahner, R.H. (2012). Mating Systems and Parental Care. In: Wildlife Behavior and Conservation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1518-3_4

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