I've always been interested in everything animal related and the behaviours they display. It is also particularly interesting the different mating behaviours they display. Mating behaviour is typically viewed as being all events from pair formation through to copulation and final mating pair breakup. Sexual selection is generally greater on males than females and is in the context of competition for more or the best mates. In order to maximise chances animals have developed many different sexual dimorphisms, like vibrant peacock tails to complex genitalia.

Not only have animals developed these physical aspects to increase success rate, they also have developed different behavioural adaptations. An example of this is the amazing dance moves of the Manakin bird, or the life breeding partners that wolves establish. In the animal kingdom there are endless different behaviours that both the males and females uptake in order to successfully find a suitable mate and therefore past their genes into the next generation.

References

Nicholson, C. 2008, "Behaviour Mating games", Nature Reviews Neuroscience, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 80-81.

Mating Behaviors 2009, , Elsevier Science & Technology. Hardy, I.C.W., Ode, P.J. & Siva-Jothy, M.

2005, "Mating Behaviour" in Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht, pp. 219-260.

Images

http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/fractals/white-and-blue-peacock.jpg

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