APA Dictionary of Psychology

lek mating

Updated on 04/19/2018
a mating system in which several males congregate at one location during the mating season, forming small individual territories and competing with each other for mates by giving complex, elaborate visual and vocal displays. Females are attracted by these displays and move among the males to choose their mate. Typically, the males provide no parental care to resulting offspring.
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