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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...
Autores principales: | Pike, Victoria L., Cornwallis, Charlie K., Griffin, Ashleigh S. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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