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resource defense polygyny
resource defense polygyny Resource defense polygyny is a mating pattern in which males compete to control valuable resources or territories that attract females, allowing one male to mate with more than one female.
Resource defense polygyny is a mating pattern in which males compete to control valuable resources or territories that attract females, allowing one male to mate with more than one female. In the source example, males defended nesting sites and used calls and aggression to keep or take over those sites, which increased their mating success.