the mating of a pair of animals to the exclusion of allothers
polygyny
one male mates exclusively with a group of females
polyandry
one female mates with a number of males in one breedingseason
polygamy
individuals of onesex have morethanone mate
lek
a communalarea in which two or more males of a lekkingspeciesperformcourtshipdisplays called lekking
honest signals
characteristics that can indicatefitness or favourablealleles that increase the chances of survival in offspring or a lowparasiteburden, which indicates the fitness of an individual
