Projektdatenbank (ab 2004)

Projektnummer

0055539

Zusammenfassung

Constraints theory says that females will increase their reproductive success (RS) by employing different strategies to overcome social constraints on their ability to freely exercise mate preference. However, little is known about how between and within-sex social constraints may affect females' ability to implement their mating strategies. This project has two goals. First, by experimentally altering males' qualities (e.g. males' control over food) and considering indirect benefits (e.g. role of the major histocompatibility complex), this study will shed light on direct and indirect...