Male house mice are territorial, and females usually mate with the dominant, territorial male, though sometimes females also mate with neighboring territorial males (Oakeshott 1974; Bronson 1979; Potts et al. 1991; Montero et al. 2013).
Females may prefer to mate with competitive, territorial males to reduce their risk of infanticide ("pup defense hypothesis") (Ebensperger 1998), as well as obtaining indirect benefits.
On the other hand, in the wide range of species where territorial and infanticidal aggression are low and mating with multiple males is common, translocating males instead of females should have much faster and greater effects on population growth and expected persistence time.
In otariid species like the South American and Australian sea lions, non-territorial subadults form "gangs" and cause chaos within the breeding rookeries to increase their chances of mating with females.
Female Steller sea lions are known to solicit mating with their territorial males.
The male genotype that the female chose to mate with was recorded, as was his territorial status.
Alternatively, monogamous line males might have refused to mate with females that resided outside of their territorial boundaries.
Subjects were 1) significantly less likely to mate when sperm competition was certain and potential reproductive payoffs low, but 2) dramatically increased investment when they did mate under such circumstances, whereas 3) they were significantly more likely to mate with unfamiliar females, in situations simulating extra-territorial mating opportunities.
The primary signals for mating and territorial purposes in most caprimulgiforms, however, are vocal and mechanical sounds.
There are many types of behaviour like this: aggression, mating behaviour, territorial behaviour and so on.
