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SUMMARY:Courtship negotiations in sage-grouse: experiments using robotic fe
 males
LOCATION:Anatomy/Zoology Building W118
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20161201T000000
UID:2026-05-13-06-44-53@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260513T064453
Description:Males in many species must convince females to mate by producin
 g elaborate courtship displays tuned to female preferences\, like the song
  of a cricket or the train of a peacock. But courtship in many species is 
 more like a negotiation than an advertisement\, thus in addition to elabor
 ate signals\, success in courtship may require tactical skills. These skil
 ls may include the ability to choose a flattering display site\, respond a
 ppropriately to female courtship signals\, and adjust display investment i
 n response to the marketplace of other males and females. My lab has been 
 investigating courtship negotiations in greater sage-grouse\, which mate i
 n an open marketplace of competing males and choosing females (the lek). I
  will discuss experiments using robotic females to investigate courtship i
 nteractions between the sexes. I will also discuss ongoing research invest
 igating how off-lek foraging behaviors affect on-lek displays\, and how th
 is basic science has informed my lab\\'s research into human impacts on le
 kking activities. 4:00 pm
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