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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

Male Strategic Association With Mating Partners Under Varying Social Contexts in a Livebearing Fish.

Arezo Shamsgovara, Lennart Winkler, Alvin Sellin, David Wheatcroft, Niclas Kolm, John L Fitzpatrick

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Arezo ShamsgovaraDepartment of Zoology Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden.
Lennart WinklerDepartment of Zoology Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-6540
Alvin SellinDepartment of Zoology Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden.
David WheatcroftDepartment of Zoology Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden.
Niclas KolmDepartment of Zoology Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden.
John L FitzpatrickDepartment of Zoology Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2834-4409

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Group living species are constantly facing decisions about which conspecifics to associate with. These decisions are likely guided by the benefits and costs of associations. Associating in larger groups can minimize predation risk, while also providing individuals with beneficial social information from conspecifics. By contrast, associating with multiple individuals could also increase potentially costly conflicts over resources and/or mates. Here, we examine male association strategies in a shoaling fish, the pygmy halfbeak (

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male mate choicemale preferencemate‐choice copyingsexual selectionsperm competition

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PMID41766746
PMCPMC12946521

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