Endurance rivalry and female choice jointly influence male mating success in the emerald treefrog (Zhangixalus prasinatus), a lek-chorusing anuran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endurance rivalry and female choice are two important mechanisms of sexual selection in lek-breeding species. Endurance rivalry is when males compete for opportunities to mate by spending more time in leks than others (interaction-independent male-male competition). Because high-quality males can afford to have high lek attendance, females have a higher chance of mating with good-quality males even when they mate randomly. The good gene hypothesis proposes that females can pass good genes on to their offspring by choosing males that display elaborate morphological and/or behavioral traits that reflect the males' genetic quality. The relative importance of lek attendance and female choice to males' mating success in anurans is rarely evaluated. In this study, we investiga

SUBMITTER: Cheng YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10127438 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature