Manakins, Birds of Tropical Forests, Cooperate for Common Goal

Manakins, Birds of Tropical Forests, Cooperate for Common Goal
Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:57:00 -0500

Leks, they're called, gatherings of males of certain animal species for competitive mating displays.

But not every lek's members are competitors, scientists have learned. Some--birds called wire-tailed manakins, residents of tropical forests in the Americas--are cooperators as well as competitors.

The research was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

"Male vertebrates often form reproductive coalitions to gain access to or to defend females," says ...

More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119853&WT.mc_id=USNSF_52&WT.mc_ev=click

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