lek
Lek
definition
verb
antelopes mate in lekking grounds
take part in a communal breeding display on a lek.
noun
the basic monetary unit of Albania, equal to 100 qintars.
Groups of males form leks , or display grounds in the tundra breeding areas.
a patch of ground used for communal display in the breeding season by the males of certain birds and mammals, especially black grouse. Each male defends a small territory in order to attract females for mating.
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Males utilize bright mating colorations when displaying on the 'lek' and contribute only genes to their progeny.
Males gather on a communal breeding ground, or 'lek' , to display for females.
Amazingly, from 5,000 to 50,000 males may congregate during 'lekking' , which occurs over a long breeding season in some cichlids.
If this is so, then a female mating with a 'lekking' male may be avoiding the less healthy males of the population by default.
Polyandry in 'lekking' species may also occur if assessment criteria are subject to error, and in less well-understood situations.
Hermits usually form leks and congregate on traditional 'lekking' grounds, where females visit to choose a mate.
Groups of males form 'leks' , or display grounds in the tundra breeding areas.
Resident males remain on 'leks' throughout the long arctic days.
Such simultaneous sampling may be common in 'lekking' and chorusing species, which have been the subjects of many studies of sexual selection.
In those populations, females assemble in courting areas called 'leks' to attract the few males that are flying about.
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