Animal behavior: Stay close for comfort

Marlene Zuk

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.09.043

Animal behavior: Stay close for comfort

Marlene Zuk

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Abstract

Mate guarding - a male staying near a female for a while after mating - has traditionally been interpreted in the context of sexual conflict. New observations of wild field crickets suggest instead that guarding males provide protection from predators, enhancing female fitness.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R885-R886
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	21
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.09.043
State	Published - Nov 8 2011
Externally published	Yes

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