when this might have negative consequences for their
mating success. Although the effects of both recent mating
history and predation risk on mating behaviour are becoming
evident, the interaction between them has not yet
been explicitly addressed. Risk-taking behaviour with respect
to access to food is negatively correlated with how
recently an animal has fed (reviewed in Lima & Dill
1990; Lima 1998). If animals behave similarly with respect
to access to mates, then males that have not mated recently
may accept a higher predation risk to obtain a mate
than do recently mated males.