mating opportunity

collocation in English

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mate
noun[C]
uk
/meɪt/us
/meɪt/
an animal's ...
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opportunity
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.ti/us
/ˌɑː.pɚˈtuː.nə.t̬i/
an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of ...
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(Definition ofmateandopportunityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the tropics the optimal male strategy involves devoting more effort to parenting and less to seeking mating opportunities.
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For example, when men win lotteries or earn millions on the stock market, their mating opportunities surely increase.
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It also suggests that this distribution may be dynamic, with males always seeking new mating opportunities and thus moving towards new females.
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Another is that men continuously monitor their mating opportunities and facultatively adjust their strategies.
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Thus, not only do they displace females, they also at least partially displace males, because any selffertilization by hermaphrodites reduces the mating opportunities for males.
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Such alliances often result in the monopolization of mating opportunities by one dominant male.
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Males have been observed engaging in agonistic behaviour and may fight each other over potential mating opportunities, or possibly to establish a dominance hierarchy.
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Namely, animals are probably doing more than just foraging, whether it be dealing with predation risks or searching for mating opportunities.
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In social living groups, members are likely to compete for access to limited resources and mating opportunities.
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Individuals with greater hierarchical status tend to displace those ranked lower from access to space, to food and to mating opportunities.
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From this biological perspective, it is favorable to be popular and respected, as more mating opportunities will present themselves.
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Whales, for example, are at risk of reductions in foraging efficiency and mating opportunities as a result of noise pollution.
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If a male leaves the beach to feed, he will likely lose mating opportunities and his dominance.
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Female fish may compete for mating opportunities with males by raiding the males nest and eating the eggs inside.
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Small males either choose to become sneakers (kleptogamy) or choose to transform into females because all females technically have high mating opportunities.
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The male moth devotes his energy to maximizing his mating opportunities.
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In contrast, males do not have an absolute certainty of paternity, but may have many more mating opportunities bearing relatively low costs and risks.
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The males then give up on the eggs and eat them, preparing for future mating opportunities.
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Group dynamics are probably dictated by balancing the benefits and costs of predation protection, inter-group competition for food resources, and mating opportunities.
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