Cooperation by necessity: condition- and density-dependent reproductive tactics of female house mice
An 8-year study of house mice revealed an increase in communal breeding despite reduced average population fitness. Breeding tactics were condition- and density- dependent, with only the most competitive females rearing litters solitarily.
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| author | Manuela Ferrari Anna K. Lindholm Arpat Ozgul Madan K. Oli Barbara König |
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| description | An 8-year study of house mice revealed an increase in communal breeding despite reduced average population fitness. Breeding tactics were condition- and density- dependent, with only the most competitive females rearing litters solitarily. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-69eda309fceb4038862672027c0a3abc2022-12-22T01:52:21ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422022-04-015111010.1038/s42003-022-03267-2Cooperation by necessity: condition- and density-dependent reproductive tactics of female house miceManuela Ferrari0Anna K. Lindholm1Arpat Ozgul2Madan K. Oli3Barbara König4Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of FloridaDepartment of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of ZurichDepartment of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of ZurichDepartment of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of FloridaDepartment of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of ZurichAn 8-year study of house mice revealed an increase in communal breeding despite reduced average population fitness. Breeding tactics were condition- and density- dependent, with only the most competitive females rearing litters solitarily.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03267-2 |
| spellingShingle | Manuela Ferrari Anna K. Lindholm Arpat Ozgul Madan K. Oli Barbara König Cooperation by necessity: condition- and density-dependent reproductive tactics of female house mice Communications Biology |
| title | Cooperation by necessity: condition- and density-dependent reproductive tactics of female house mice |
| title_full | Cooperation by necessity: condition- and density-dependent reproductive tactics of female house mice |
| title_fullStr | Cooperation by necessity: condition- and density-dependent reproductive tactics of female house mice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cooperation by necessity: condition- and density-dependent reproductive tactics of female house mice |
| title_short | Cooperation by necessity: condition- and density-dependent reproductive tactics of female house mice |
| title_sort | cooperation by necessity condition and density dependent reproductive tactics of female house mice |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03267-2 |
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