AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Courtship can be defined as the behavior used to obtain copulation with a partner, or to maintain reproductive interactions with an existing partner.

Detailed explanation-2: -Courtship consists of special forms of behaviour performed. by male and female as preliminaries to mating and has the. function of ensuring that the latter results in fertilisation or. successful establishment of pregnancy in the female.

Detailed explanation-3: -A courtship is a set of display behaviours in which an animal attempts to attract a mate and exhibit their desire to copulate. These behaviours often include ritualized movement (“dances”), vocalizations, mechanical sound production, or displays of beauty, strength, or agonistic ability.

Detailed explanation-4: -San Francisco Call, Volume 77, Number 44, 13 January 1895-THREE KINDS OF COURTSHIP [ARTICLE] Defined as the Antique, Ephemeral and Progressive.