The males that were hassled tended to be more successful and often were disrupted with much greater frequency than males with lower mating success. Higher-intensity disruptions were used by less successful males and directed towards females who wandered by.
Successful males were subjected to more disturbances and had their mating attempts disrupted more frequently compared to less successful males. The intensity of these disruptions varied; less successful males used weaker ones, while the more successful ones applied stronger disruptions towards approaching females.