When to Cheat: Modeling Dynamics of Paternity and Promiscuity in Socially Monogamous Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

In many socially monogamous species, individuals form long-term pair bonds and males mate guard females. Such behavior is thought to help secure intra-pair fertilizations, the result of intra-pair copulations (IPCs), and ensure paternity. However, socially monogamous males are also often opportunist...

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Hauptverfasser:	Marissa A. Rice, Luis F. Restrepo, Alexander G. Ophir
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Schriftenreihe:	Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Schlagworte:	mating tactics reproductive success mate guarding alternative reproductive tactics model simulation
Online-Zugang:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00141/full
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