Disentangling the effects of male age and mating history: Contrasting effects of mating history on precopulatory mating behavior and paternity success.

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Many studies ask whether young or older males are better at acquiring mates. Even so, how age affects reproductive success is still poorly understood because male age and mating history are confounded in most studies: older males usually have more mating experience. To what extent does mating history rather than age explain variation in male mating success? And how do mating history and male age determine...

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