courtship

Examples of courtship in the following topics:

• Animal Communication and Living in Groups

  • Animals communicate using signals, which can be chemical (pheromones), aural (sound), visual (courtship displays), or tactile (touch).
  • These signals are chemical (pheromones), aural (sound), visual (courtship and aggressive displays), or tactile (touch).
  • Courtship displays are a series of ritualized visual behaviors (signals) designed to attract and convince a member of the opposite sex to mate .
  • A male peacock's extravagant, eye-spotted tail is used in courtship displays to attract a mate.

• The Family Life Cycle

  • Courtship is the traditional dating period before engagement and marriage (or long term commitment if marriage is not allowed).
  • During a courtship, a couple or group gets to know each other and decides if there will be an engagement.
  • Courtship varies both by time period and by region of the world.
  • One way courtship varies is in the duration; courting can take days or years.
  • Courtship is used by a number of theorists to explain gendering processes and sexual identity.

• Romantic Love

  • Currently, courtship is the period in a couple's relationship which precedes their engagement and marriage, or establishment of an agreed relationship of a more enduring kind.
  • In courtship, a couple gets to know each other and decides if there will be an engagement or other such agreement.
  • A courtship may be an informal and private matter between two people, or it may be a public affair or formal arrangement with family approval.

• Modern Amphibians

  • The only male amphibians that possess copulatory structures are the caecilians, so fertilization among salamanders typically involves an elaborate and often prolonged courtship.
  • Such a courtship allows the successful transfer of sperm from male to female via a spermatophore.

• Mating Systems and Sexual Selection

  • This male peacock's courtship display—his intricate, colorful tail feathers—is designed to attract potential mates.

• External and Internal Fertilization

  • Pairs of fish that are not broadcast spawners may exhibit courtship behavior.

• Mate Selection

  • In cultures with fewer rules governing mate selection, the process of finding a partner might include courtship.

• Sexual Selection

  • Extraordinary Courtship displays from these weird and wonderful creatures.

• Social Change

  • With the advent of the automobile, courtship occurred in much more private settings than it had among previous generations.

• Conclusion: Cultural Change in the Interwar Period

  • With the advent of the automobile, courtship occurred in much more private settings than it had among previous generations.