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Independent of the sequence of transitions, a causal link between territoriality and sexual monomorphism predicts that male and female contestants should employ similar contest behavior and that contest outcome should depend on the same traits in males and females.
Contrary to expectation, male age did not influence contest behavior.
Burying beetles are ideal for studying contest behavior.
Social experience on the other hand did influence contest behavior.
However, other social experiences may also influence contest behavior.
Contest behavior forms an important part of reproductive investment.
Contrary to these predictions, we found no evidence that age influenced contest behavior or outcome.
Furthermore, we investigated whether there were quadratic effects of relative size on contest behavior or outcome.
Like for other life-history traits, investment in contest behavior is limited by availability of resources.
Empirical research shows that prior experience can be important in determining future contest behavior and outcomes.
We examined how 2 types of prior experience influence contest behavior and outcome.
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