BIOL 1902 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Courtship Display, Sudo, Clasper
20 Apr 2016
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They all have their own code of blinking and certain colouration in light greener in earlier light and more yellow later. Some animals used synchronized displays and female take part int he courtship display. Swans have choreographed mutual displays wings held is specific position and male. Sandhill cranes perform ritualized dances and both sexes take part in the dancing. Male sharp-tailed grouse also dance at communal display grounds - leks. Pheromone with women come from their urine with moose. Because they roll in the pit they are called rut pit"s but they are also called wallow pits. 6-10 males swarming over the female but the males are fighting for access to her so the best male will win gardner snakes for example do this. Pheromones are commonly used by insects usually females put the pheromones out and then males use their antennas to track them down. Species specific each insect has own mixture for pheromones are very specific.
