Rape and the prevalence of hybrids in broadly sympatric species: a case study using albatrosses
Conspecific rape often increases male reproductive success. However, the haste and aggression of forced copulations suggests that males may sometimes rape heterospecific females, thus making rape a likely, but undocumented, source of hybrids between broadly sympatric species. We present evidence tha...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2014-06-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/409.pdf |