Polyandry Has No Detectable Mortality Cost in Female Mammals.
In several taxonomic groups, females mate with several males during a single reproductive cycle. Although there is evidence that polyandry provides some benefits to females, it often involves mortality costs. However, empirical evidences of mortality costs of polyandry have so far been reported only...
Main Authors: | Jean-François Lemaître, Jean-Michel Gaillard |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3688942?pdf=render |
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