Viviparity as a constraint on sex-ratio evolution.
In polytocous mammals, the sex ratio during gestation can influence a variety of morphological, physiological, and life-history traits because of steroid leakage between fetuses. Similar phenomena have also recently been described for a viviparous lizard. Some of these effects have important fitness...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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