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[[File:Extravagant-female-sexual-display-in-a-Megaselia-Rondani-species-(Diptera-Phoridae)-biodiversity data journal-3-e4368-g004.ogv|thumb|250px|Sexual display by a ''[[Megaselia]]'' female.]]
'''Display''' is a form of [[Ethology|animal behaviour]], linked to [[sexual selection]] and survival of the species in various ways. One example of display used by some species can be found in the form of [[courtship display|courtship]], with the male usually having a striking feature that is distinguished by colour, shape or size, used to attract a female. In other instances, species may exhibit territorial display behaviour, in order to preserve a [[foraging]] or [[Predation|hunting]] territory for its family or group. A third form is exhibited by tournament species in which males will fight in order to gain the 'right' to breed.
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