Habitat, Niche, and Evolution of Sirenian Mating Systems
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Summary
An observation of manatee-like behavior in a dense and sedentary dugong population in eastern Australia suggests plasticity in sirenian mating, and the likelihood that a form of scramble promiscuity may exist where no suitable site for lekking is available, where large group size makes female defence impossible, or where vulnerability of territorial males to hunting has resulted in extirpation of aLekking tradition.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2002-06-01
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 202
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- https://openalex.org/W43393931
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Keywords
Manatee, Biology, Lek mating, Ecology, Population
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