Group copulation solicitation display among female Greater Rheas

In this paper we report the copulation behavior of the Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), a species in which males defend a harem of females. We describe the females' behavior during 14 copulation events observed from 1995-1997 at Buenos Aires province, Argentina. During copulations, females perfor...

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Autores principales: Fernandez, Gustavo Javier, Mermoz, Myriam Emilia
Publicado: 2003
Materias:
bird
copulation
female behavior
harem
mate guarding
mating behavior
Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina]
South America
Aves
Rhea
Rhea americana
Rheiformes
Vertebrata
Acceso en línea:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00435643_v115_n4_p467_Fernandez
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00435643_v115_n4_p467_Fernandez
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spelling paper:paper_00435643_v115_n4_p467_Fernandez2023-06-08T15:04:58Z Group copulation solicitation display among female Greater Rheas Fernandez, Gustavo Javier Mermoz, Myriam Emilia bird copulation female behavior harem mate guarding mating behavior Argentina Buenos Aires [Argentina] South America Aves Rhea Rhea americana Rhea americana Rheiformes Vertebrata In this paper we report the copulation behavior of the Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), a species in which males defend a harem of females. We describe the females' behavior during 14 copulation events observed from 1995-1997 at Buenos Aires province, Argentina. During copulations, females performed a more active role than previously suggested. Moreover, on three occasions we observed that harem females performed a complex copulation solicitation display, forming a closed circle to attract the male. We hypothesize that this display could be a reliable signal to the male of the tendency of females to be inseminated and lay eggs communally. Fil:Fernández, G.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Mermoz, M.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2003 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00435643_v115_n4_p467_Fernandez http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00435643_v115_n4_p467_Fernandez
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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collection Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic bird
copulation
female behavior
harem
mate guarding
mating behavior
Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina]
South America
Aves
Rhea
Rhea americana
Rhea americana
Rheiformes
Vertebrata
spellingShingle bird
copulation
female behavior
harem
mate guarding
mating behavior
Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina]
South America
Aves
Rhea
Rhea americana
Rhea americana
Rheiformes
Vertebrata
Fernandez, Gustavo Javier
Mermoz, Myriam Emilia
Group copulation solicitation display among female Greater Rheas
topic_facet bird
copulation
female behavior
harem
mate guarding
mating behavior
Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina]
South America
Aves
Rhea
Rhea americana
Rhea americana
Rheiformes
Vertebrata
description In this paper we report the copulation behavior of the Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), a species in which males defend a harem of females. We describe the females' behavior during 14 copulation events observed from 1995-1997 at Buenos Aires province, Argentina. During copulations, females performed a more active role than previously suggested. Moreover, on three occasions we observed that harem females performed a complex copulation solicitation display, forming a closed circle to attract the male. We hypothesize that this display could be a reliable signal to the male of the tendency of females to be inseminated and lay eggs communally.
author Fernandez, Gustavo Javier
Mermoz, Myriam Emilia
author_facet Fernandez, Gustavo Javier
Mermoz, Myriam Emilia
author_sort Fernandez, Gustavo Javier
title Group copulation solicitation display among female Greater Rheas
title_short Group copulation solicitation display among female Greater Rheas
title_full Group copulation solicitation display among female Greater Rheas
title_fullStr Group copulation solicitation display among female Greater Rheas
title_full_unstemmed Group copulation solicitation display among female Greater Rheas
title_sort group copulation solicitation display among female greater rheas
publishDate 2003
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