Tag: Mionectes oleagineus

Evolution of Leks

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) Science Article 2 abstract The most likely reason for males banding in groups known as ‘leks’) for courtship behavior is because it providesan opportunity for females to assess a wide range of males for selection of the best possible traits-and isadvantageous for males because leks increase their chance for encountering females. […]

BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION DURING THE BREEDING SEASON IN MIONECTES OLEAGINEUS, A LEKKING FLYCATCHER

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) Science Article 3 abstract The social systems and behavior of Tyrannids are best known for the North American representatives, a small percentage of a large and diverse family. In this paper, we describe the breeding season social organization and behavior of the Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionecteso leagineusa, lek-breeding Neotropical Tyrannid. We describe […]

Lek size variation and its consequences in the ochre-bellied flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) Science Article 1 abstract Several hypotheses suggest that the costs and benefits of display in aggregations of different sizes play a major role in both the evolution of leks and in the distribution of males across lekj of different sizes. We examined the consequences of variation in lek size for both […]

Lek size variation and its consequences in the ochre-bellied flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) Science Article 1 abstract Several hypotheses suggest that the costs and benefits of display in aggregations of different sizes play a major role in both the evolution of leks and in the distribution of males across lekj of different sizes. We examined the consequences of variation in lek size for both […]

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus)

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) [order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Tyrannidae | [latin] Mionectes oleagineus | [UK] Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | [FR] Tyran a ventre ocre | [DE] Ockerbauch-Pipratyrann | [ES] Mosquero Aceitunado | [NL] Okerbuikpipratiran Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Mionectes oleagineus LA s Mexico through Amazonia, e Brazil Mionectes […]