Female American mink, Mustela vison, mate multiply in a free-choice environment
Like most solitary carnivores, the home ranges of male American mink overlap with those of several females, but each female typically shares its range with only a single male. Nevertheless, female mink produce multiply sired litters. Unusually among mammals, the physiological characteristics of fema...
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Formaat: | Journal article |
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2004
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