J. David Ligon

The Benefits-of-Philopatry Hypothesis for the Evolution of Cooperative Breeding: Variation in Territory Quality and Group Size Effects

Peter Stacey, J. David Ligon · The American Naturalist · 1991 · 352 citations

Breeding Behavior, Fitness, Cooperative Breeding +17

Parasites and mate choice in red jungle fowl

Marlene Zuk, Randy Thornhill, J. David Ligon et al. · American Zoologist · 1990 · 306 citations · Full text

Biology, Captive Flocks, Breeding Behavior +10

Territory Quality and Dispersal Options in the Acorn Woodpecker, and a Challenge to the Habitat-Saturation Model of Cooperative Breeding

Peter Stacey, J. David Ligon · The American Naturalist · 1987 · 278 citations

Biology, Breeding Behavior, Biodiversity +13

The Role of Male Ornaments and Courtship Behavior in Female Mate Choice of Red Jungle Fowl

Marlene Zuk, Randy Thornhill, J. David Ligon et al. · The American Naturalist · 1990 · 242 citations

Breeding Behavior, Fitness, Mate-choice Experiments +19

Male-male competition, ornamentation and the role of testosterone in sexual selection in red jungle fowl

J. David Ligon, Randy Thornhill, Marlene Zuk et al. · Animal Behaviour · 1990 · 224 citations

Biology, Animal Behaviour, Reproductive Success +10