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Sex-specific differential survival of extra-pair and within-pair offspring in song sparrows, Melospiza melodia

It is widely hypothesized that the evolution of female extra-pair reproduction in socially monogamous species reflects indirect genetic benefits to females. However, a critical prediction of this hypothesis, that extra-pair young (EPY) are fitter than within-pair young (WPY), has rarely been rigorou...

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Autores principales: Sardell, Rebecca J., Arcese, Peter, Keller, Lukas F., Reid, Jane M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21389032
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.0173