Polyandry and Polygyny in a Social Rodent: An Integrative Perspective Based on Social Organization, Copulations, and Genetics
Animal mating systems have fascinated biologists for thousands of years. Ways to describe a mating system include determining social organization, observing copulations, or using genetics to assign parentage. Social organization can be difficult to quantify, however, documentation of copulations is...
Main Authors: | John L. Hoogland, Regina Trott, Stephen R. Keller |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00003/full |
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