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| Characteristics of explosive mating assemblages |
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Definition
Short Breeding season
large aggregations of females |
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| Methods of dealing with dispersed females during long breeding season |
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Find female and guard her from other males
call females in
establish territory of limited necessary resource |
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| examples of alternative mating strategies |
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Definition
| Sneak mating (includes forcing female to reproduce with satellite males), female mimicry, and sexual interference |
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What do they eat?
Hawksbill
Leatherbacks
Sea Snakes |
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Definition
hawksbill: sponges
leatherbacks:sea jellies
snakes: eels, gobies, catfishes, or fish eggs |
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Definition
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| tongues (alligator snapping turtles), tails (copperhead), and toes (Ceratophrys) used to lure prey (large) (rely on vision) (stout bodies, short tails and limbs) |
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