Leks

A lek is an aggregation of males, each seeking to attract a mate, and each displaying fervently to do so. Conventional wisdom holds that males sacrifice being near their competitors because the lek attracts more females than woud isolated males.

For examples of lekking behavior, go to Chapter Nine, Territoriality

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