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Multiple paternity does not depend on male genetic diversity

Polyandry is common in many species and it has been suggested that females engage in multiple mating to increase the genetic diversity of their offspring (genetic diversity hypothesis). Multiple paternity occurs in 30% of litters in wild populations of house mice, Mus musculus musculus, and multiple...

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Autores principales: Thonhauser, Kerstin E., Raveh, Shirley, Penn, Dustin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Academic Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4087292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25018559
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.04.028