Courtship

• Courtship ensures that mating is only between the same species

  This maintains gene pool isolation and Pair Bond between Female and Male lead to higher reproductive success
• They tend to be repeated / ritualised activities and responses Typically initiated by male
• This also typically allowes sexual selection by females = select best male that carry best gene traits giving their offspring higher chance of better traits

  Males typically display

  Size

  Strength

  Health

  or Beauty
• Often have lek system like kakapo where they congregate in one area and perform for females

  Typically only few male are chosen where they contribute favourable allele to the gene pool