male-male competition

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competition
noun
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/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌkɑːm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than ...
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Male-malecompetitionmagnifies inbreeding depression in wild house mice.
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Increased signalling effort when survival prospects decrease :male-malecompetitionensures honesty.
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In the laboratory, nomale-malecompetitionoccurred and signalling was probably less costly.
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Thismale-malecompetitionends around the same time that the reproductive season does.
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Male-malecompetitionis the biggest precopulatory mechanism in mammals.
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Inmale-malecompetition, males compete for the opportunity to breed.
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The scents are also said to influencemale-malecompetitionand forcing males to guard their mating territories.
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Given themale-malecompetitionfor mating, this strategy offers males an ideal location in order to maximize success in territorial protection, and thus mating.
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Mating includesmale-malecompetitionfor access to females, and litters are typically sired by multiple males.
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Generally arboreal squirrels have a polygamous mating system, where there ismale-malecompetitionfor access to females.
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Males tend to be larger in mating systems in whichmale-malecompetitionis a large factor.
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In other words, few males guard huge harems of females, eliciting intensemale-malecompetition.
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Generally, females of this species grow to be larger than males because there is nomale-malecompetitionin this species.
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This is especially common when there ismale-malecompetitionfor access to mates.
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A large body size does not guarantee success inmale-malecompetitionwithin arboreal environments.
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Thus, intrasexual selection ormale-malecompetitioncan explain the morphological traits and behaviors that increase the possibilities of the males gaining access to the females.
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Injuries to male macaques peaks during the fertile period which points tomale-malecompetitionas an important determinant of male reproductive success.
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Male-malecompetitionin this fish species also selects for large size in males.
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Mate-guarding is an important factor inmale-malecompetitionto ensure fertilization of an offspring.
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