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News Release 06-152
Female Pronghorns Choose Mate Based on Substance as Well as Show
Offspring of vigorous males more likely to survive
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Female pronghorns select mates like this buck, through means other than male ornamentation.
Credit: John Byers
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Biologists study courtship at Montana's National Bison Range.
Credit: John Byers
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