Do leks limit the frequency of aggressive encounters in fallow deer? Linking local male density and lek occurrence

• We suggest here that the formation of leks in ungulates is a mating tactic that aims at decreasing the number of aggressive encounters in which dominant males are involved when the local male density becomes too high. Using a simulation model, we show tha

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MATING SYSTEMS; BLACK GROUSE; HOTSPOTS; BEHAVIOR; SUCCESS; LEKKING; FEMALE; TOPI

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