Kin affiliation, socio-sexual and mating preference in the female Microtus ochrogaster in a multiple socio-sexual preference test

Kin affiliation, socio-sexual and mating preference in the female Microtus ochrogaster in a multiple socio-sexual preference test

IntroductionThe prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) is a socially monogamous species that, after cohabitation with mating, forms an enduring pair bond. It has been suggested that female prairie voles avoid mating with fathers and siblings to prevent inbreeding depression. However, controlled laborat...

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Main Authors: Armando Ferreira-Nuño, Larry J. Young, Adriana Morales Otal, Francisco Camacho, Néstor F. Díaz, Raúl G. Paredes, Alberto Prado, Antonio Cruz Benites, Wendy Portillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
prairie voles
socio-sexual preferences
mating preferences
kinship
inbreeding avoidance
huddling
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1154800/full

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