A courtship display is a set of display behaviors in which an animal, usually a male, attempts to attract a mate; the mate exercises choice, so sexual...

elaborate courtship displays in the avian world. There are two main stages of courtship display. The first display, known as the initial display activity...

the female. Research in a wind tunnel demonstrated that the male courtship display includes sounds produced by three independent feather or vocal components...

striking beauty of the male bird's huge tail when it is fanned out in courtship display. Lyrebirds have unique plumes of neutral-coloured tailfeathers and...

auditory stimuli in their elaborate courtship displays. The combination of song and dance to create a complex courtship display is favored by sexual selection...

striking black and white plumage, and elaborate courtship display that involves synchronised dances and displays. The great crested grebe was formally described...

Courtship is the period wherein some couples get to know each other prior to a possible marriage or committed romantic, de facto relationship. Courtship...

the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. They are renowned for their unique courtship behaviour, where males build a structure and decorate it with sticks and...

of the receivers. Information may be sent intentionally, as in a courtship display, or unintentionally, as in the transfer of scent from predator to...

world's largest songbirds, and is renowned for its elaborate tail and courtship displays, and its excellent mimicry. The species is endemic to Australia and...

Throughout the whole courtship event, the male performs pedipalp flickers either alone or along with the other courtship displays. However, the pedipalp...

coloration and their general shape. These spiders have an interesting courtship display, the males first holds his carapace high, shifting the abdomen to...

territorial displays, courtship rituals or feeding methods. In some species, these feathers have developed into long showy plumes used in visual courtship displays...

pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus) is known for its unique and complex courtship display which involves creating large, geometric circles in the sand. These...

courtship display, either stridulation, or drumming their fore legs on the ground, but some also dependent on visual cues in their courtship display,...

characteristics are used in a courtship "dance" in which the colored or iridescent parts of the body are displayed. In addition to displaying colors, jumping spiders...

this primarily-ground-dwelling forest grouse is renowned for its courtship display. The bird shows extreme sexual dimorphism, with males nearly twice...

posing a risk for males during courtship as they can easily become victims of cannibalism. Male H. pyrrithrix display bright condition-dependent coloration...

eye-spotted "tail" or "train" of covert feathers, which they display as part of a courtship ritual. The functions of the elaborate iridescent colouration...

vibrate during courtship display dives and produce an audible chirp caused by aeroelastic flutter. Hummingbirds cannot make the courtship dive sound when...

such pairings. Male wrens pluck yellow petals and display them to females as part of a courtship display. The superb fairywren can be found in almost any...

usually swoop close to the ground and fly at or below treetop level. Courtship displays include bowing, seesawing, and begging. The species name "spurius"...

display a low level of fitness; smaller males are therefore eaten more often because of their undesirable traits. Males perform elaborate courtship dances...

mate for life, and pairs may hold a territory all year. During the courtship display, the male bows, alternately lifting and dropping his wings and spreading...

grey face from which its name was derived. It also has an elaborate courtship display and a variety of loud mating calls. Once paired, it builds a nest...

males during courtship display and mate selection by females. Once the pair bond is formed, courtship feeding occurs in some species. Courtship feeding is...

(Ptilonorynchidae), which include bower building and decorating, courtship displays and vocal mimicry. Spotted bowerbirds are locally common, however...

trysts. Male wrens pluck pink or purple petals and display them to females as part of a courtship display. The habitat of the splendid fairywren ranges from...

they form a pair among other nesting birds. The male concludes his courtship display with a whoop which may or may not lead to the pair actually forming...

regulation as its main purpose. The sail was most likely used in courtship display, including threatening away rivals or showing off to potential mates...