How female elk adjust behaviour with age to avoid hunters

Re:How female elk adjust behaviour with age to avoid hunters by wbl on Thursday June 15, 2017 @11:50PM (#14566551)

Evolutionary pressure is a harsh mistress.

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Re:How female elk adjust behaviour with age to avoid hunters by IndrekR on Friday June 16, 2017 @03:32AM (#14567238)

I am not sure how well Heinlein's polyandrous Loonies[1] would match real-life scenarios. This did not happen in New South Wales where male convicts outnumbered the female convicts six to one[2].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress [2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convict_women_in_Australia

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Re:How female elk adjust behaviour with age to avoid hunters by thaumasiotes on Friday June 16, 2017 @10:33AM (#14569349)

Males and females are not symmetrical. A female who never reproduces because she wants to be faithful to a mate who doesn't exist is giving up 100% of her reproduction. A female who stays faithful to a mate who does exist is giving up 0%, in terms of quantity -- one mate can provide all the children a female is capable of having.

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