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Do Genetic Diversity Effects Drive the Benefits Associated with Multiple Mating? A Test in a Marine Invertebrate

BACKGROUND: Mothers that mate with multiple males often produce higher quality offspring than mothers that mate with a single male. By engaging in polyandry, mothers may increase their chances of mating with a compatible male or promote sperm competition - both of which act to increase maternal fitn...

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Main Authors: McLeod, Laura, Marshall, Dustin J.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2716526/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19672289
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006347
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