An intergenerational androgenic mechanism of female intrasexual competition in the cooperatively breeding meerkat
‘In some mammals, matriarchal status can be conferred with androgens. Here, the authors identify effects of androgens that implicate androgen-mediated aggression in female sexual selection in meerkats and intergenerational transmission of masculinised phenotypes in the evolution of meerkat cooperati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-12-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27496-x |