Fallow deer polyandry is related to fertilization insurance

Abstract Polyandry is widespread, but its adaptive significance is not fully understood. The hypotheses used to explain its persistence have rarely been tested in the wild and particularly for large, long-lived mammals. We investigated polyandry in fallow deer, using female mating and reproduction d...
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Autor*in:

Briefer, Elodie F. [verfasserIn]

Farrell, Mary E.

Hayden, Thomas J.

McElligott, Alan G.

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2013

Schlagwörter:

Female mate choice

Female mating strategy

Good genes

Offspring quality

Sexual selection

Ungulates

Anmerkung:

© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Behavioral ecology and sociobiology - Berlin : Springer, 1976, 67(2013), 4 vom: 29. Jan., Seite 657-665

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:67 ; year:2013 ; number:4 ; day:29 ; month:01 ; pages:657-665

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DOI / URN:

10.1007/s00265-013-1485-x

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SPR003313468

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