Female spotted sandpipers aggressively court males and, after mating, leave the clutch of eggs for the male to incubate. This sequence may be repeated several times with different males until no available males remain, forcing the female to incubate her last clutch. Which of the following terms best describes this behavior?

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Polyandry is the mating system where a female has multiple male partners. In the case of the spotted sandpipers, the females mate with several males and leave them to incubate the eggs, which is a classic example of polyandry.

Female Spotted Sandpipers Aggressively Court Males And, After Mating, Leave