There is a direct competition between males to win the attention of the females in salamanders and newts, with elaborate courtship displays to keep the female's attention long enough to get her interested in choosing him to mate with.
ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ dᵻɹˈɛkt kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn mˈeɪlz tə wˈɪn ðɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən ʌvðə fˈiːmeɪlz ɪn sˈælɐmˌændɚz ænd nˈuːts, wɪð ᵻlˈæbɚɹˌeɪt kˈoːɹtʃɪp dɪsplˈeɪz tə kˈiːp ðə fˈiːmeɪlz ɐtˈɛnʃən lˈɔŋ ɪnˈʌf tə ɡɛt hɜːɹ ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪn tʃˈuːzɪŋ hˌɪm tə mˈeɪt wɪð.