Sentence examples for males adopt a from inspiring English sources

In the speckled wood butterfly, Pararge aegeria, two alternative male strategies have been described: dominant males adopt a perching strategy monopolizing large sunspots on the forest floor, and subdominant males adopt a patrolling strategy.

Perching males adopt a sit-and-wait strategy at a particular spot rising to intercept passing females (which is often done in an aggressive territorial way), whereas patrolling males are permanently on the wing searching for females.

However, at trial two, males show a significant advantage in solving the task, and approximately 80% of the males adopt a place strategy to solve the T-maze whereas females at that point showed no strategy preference.

We tested whether males differ in their propensity to adopt perching or patrolling behaviour by recording time spent flying during 30 min when alone in a large cage with only one large sunspot and many smaller ones, and whether subdominant males adopt a patrolling strategy by allowing dyads of males to interact in the cage for 60 min and recording the same behaviours again.

These silent males adopt a submissive posture, sit near resident males and make no attempt to displace them.

Males adopt a very active life notably related to the active search for reproductive partners [14] which induces higher energetic demands and leads to a higher resting metabolic rate (RMR) compared to females [15].

Like other fairywrens, it is notable for its marked sexual dimorphism, males adopting a highly visible breeding plumage of brilliant iridescent blue and chestnut contrasting with black and grey-brown.

Like other fairywrens, the red-winged fairywren is notable for its marked sexual dimorphism, males adopting a highly visible breeding plumage of brilliant iridescent blue and chestnut contrasting with black and grey-brown.

Like other fairywrens, the superb fairywren is notable for its marked sexual dimorphism, males adopting a highly visible breeding plumage of brilliant iridescent blue contrasting with black and grey-brown.

While producing "hok-oo" calls, males adopted a threat posture, combined with flashing their eyelids, and they sometimes conducted a short dash towards the disturbance.

This suggests that large and small males may represent physically and behaviourally distinct morphs with small males adopting a satellite strategy.