lek mating

a mating system in which several males congregate at one location during the mating season, forming small individual territories and competing with each other for mates by giving complex, elaborate visual and vocal displays. Females are attracted by these displays and move among the males to choose their mate. Typically, the males provide no parental care to resulting offspring.

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

perceptual development

the acquisition of skills that enable a person to organize sensory stimuli into meaningful entities during the course of physical and psychological development.