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Superconception in mammalian pregnancy can be detected and increases reproductive output per breeding season

The concept of superfetation, a second conception during pregnancy, has been controversial for a long time. In this paper we use an experimental approach to demonstrate that female European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) frequently develop a second pregnancy while already pregnant and thereby increas...

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Autores principales: Roellig, Kathleen, Goeritz, Frank, Fickel, Joerns, Hermes, Robert, Hofer, Heribert, Hildebrandt, Thomas B.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2963807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20865801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1079