Why do female mice mate with multiple males?

Females often show multi-male mating (MMM), but the adaptive functions are unclear. We tested whether female house mice (Mus musculus musculus) show MMM when they can choose their mates without male coercion. We released 32 females into separate enclosures where they could choose to mate with two ne...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Thonhauser, Kerstin E., Raveh, Shirley, Hettyey, Attila, Beissmann, Helmut, Penn, Dustin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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Original Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3827896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24273373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-013-1604-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3827896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24273373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-013-1604-8

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