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Female nursing partner choice in a population of wild house mice (Mus musculus domesticus)

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Communal nursing in house mice is an example of cooperation where females pool litters in the same nest and indiscriminately nurse own and other offspring despite potential exploitation. The direct fitness benefits associated with communal nursing shown in laboratory studies su...

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Autores principales: Harrison, Nicola, Lindholm, Anna K., Dobay, Akos, Halloran, Olivia, Manser, Andri, König, Barbara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5819181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29467798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-018-0251-3