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Table 1 Number of transitive or intransitive choices as a function of the size of the female

From: Female mate choice in convict cichlids is transitive and consistent with a self-referent directional preference

 

Transitive order

Intransitive order

Total

Female size

L>M>S

L>S>M

M>L>S

M>S>L

S>L>M

S>M>L

L>M>S>L

 

Small

2

1

3

5

1

7

1

20

Large

8

2

3

3

0

1

3

20

Total

10

3

6

8

1

8

4

40

  1. Notation L > M > S reflects transitive ordering in which a female preferred the larger male over the medium size male (L > M), the medium size male over the smaller one (M > S), and the larger male over the smaller one (L > S). Four intransitive females exhibited the circular triad: L > M, M > S, and S > L.
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Frontiers in Zoology

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