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Effects of the group’s mix of sizes and personalities on the emergence of alternative mating systems in water striders

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  • Pierre-Olivier Montiglio
  • Tina W. Wey
  • Andrew Sih

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Lay SummaryWe still understand poorly why different groups of individuals within a given species differ in their mating behaviour. We investigated how the composition in size and behavioural tendencies of individuals in a group affected mating behaviour in water striders. In groups where striders were active, bigger, and more flexible, a single male guarded multiple females. In contrast, in groups where striders were inactive, smaller, and exhibited a more rigid behaviour, individuals mated with several partners.Twitter: @POMontiglio

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  • Pierre-Olivier Montiglio & Tina W. Wey & Andrew Sih, 2017. "Effects of the group’s mix of sizes and personalities on the emergence of alternative mating systems in water striders," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 28(4), pages 1068-1074.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:28:y:2017:i:4:p:1068-1074.
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    1. Nicholas DiRienzo & J Chadwick Johnson & Anna Dornhaus, 2019. "Juvenile social experience generates differences in behavioral variation but not averages," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 30(2), pages 455-464.

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