TY - JOUR
AU - Pruett-Jones, M., A.
AB - Abstract Males of Lawes' Parotia (Parotia lawesii), a lek-breeding bird of paradise, collected objects at their terrestrial display courts. These included shed snake skin, mammal scats, chalk, mammal fur, feathers, and bone fragments. The objects were not used by males in their courtship display but were rubbed on the display perch and may have had indirect effects on display. Females searched for and took the objects when visiting courts, and males stole them from each other and placed them at their own courts. Experiments showed that objects were removed quickly by females, usually within 24 hr, and once taken, they were not brought back. Females only took objects during the nesting season, and we suspect that females used the shed snake skin as nest-lining material and ate the chalk as a mineral supplement. Collection of the items was not related to mating success in males but may have influenced female visitations. This content is only available as a PDF. © The Cooper Ornithological Society 1988
TI - The Use of Court Objects by Lawes’ Parotia
JF - Condor: Ornithological Applications
DO - 10.2307/1368341
DA - 1988-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/the-use-of-court-objects-by-lawes-parotia-0rQm0srLuS
SP - 538
EP - 545
VL - 90
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -