Testing hotspot models of lek evolution:
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Andrew Balmford; James C. Deutsch; Rory J. C. Nefdt; Tim Clutton-Brock
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Article
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1993
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Springer
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English
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Hotspot models propose that leks have evolved because certain sites are associated with extremely high female encounter rates. In this paper we test five predictions of hotspot models, using data from studies of three species of lekking ungulates. As predicted, we found that lekking species generall