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Why don't all animals avoid inbreeding?

Individuals are expected to avoid mating with relatives as inbreeding can reduce offspring fitness, a phenomenon known as inbreeding depression. This has led to the widespread assumption that selection will favour individuals that avoid mating with relatives. However, the strength of inbreeding avoi...

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Autores principales: Pike, Victoria L., Cornwallis, Charlie K., Griffin, Ashleigh S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8334842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34344184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1045