Kokko, Hanna; Morrell, Lesley J. - In: Behavioral Ecology 16 (2005) 4, pp. 724-731
guarding, and the relationship between paternity and mate-guarding intensity. We show that the relationship between … evolutionarily stable mate-guarding behavior and the risk of cuckoldry can be complicated and nonlinear. Because male fitness … males (e.g., when females seek "good genes") and if mate guarding is efficient in controlling female behavior. We discuss …