Sex-specific, counteracting responses to inbreeding in a bird.

Inbreeding often depresses offspring fitness. Because females invest more than males in a reproductive event, inbreeding is expected to be more costly to mothers than fathers, creating a divergence between the reproductive interests of each sex and promoting sex-specific inbreeding strategies. Males...

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Main Authors: Pizzari, T, Løvlie, H, Cornwallis, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004