: an assembly area where animals (such as the prairie chicken) carry on display and courtship behavior
also
: an aggregation of animals assembled on a lek for courtship
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Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
To show off for females, the male birds congregate at an area known as a lek.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
Two Sage-Grouse fight for dominance while strutting on a lek in the Parker Mountain area, near Loa, Utah, Friday, April 22, 2016.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021
In these species, what often evolves is a courtship display arena, or what ornithologists call a lek, where males aggregate to do their dances and females choose among the available males.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2013
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Sage Grouse: Breeding Behaviors Sage grouse are best known for their breeding behavior on leks, which can be any area of short grass with high visibility, such as a grass-stubble flat, a dry lakebed, or a recent burn.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
To show off for females, the male birds congregate at an area known as a lek.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
Two Sage-Grouse fight for dominance while strutting on a lek in the Parker Mountain area, near Loa, Utah, Friday, April 22, 2016.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021
In these species, what often evolves is a courtship display arena, or what ornithologists call a lek, where males aggregate to do their dances and females choose among the available males.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2013
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“Lek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lek. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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Lek
geographical name
river 40 miles (64 kilometers) long in the Netherlands flowing west into the Atlantic
Note: The Lek is the northern branch of the lower Rhine River.
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