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Sperm competition drives the evolution of suicidal reproduction in mammals

Suicidal reproduction (semelparity) has evolved in only four genera of mammals. In these insectivorous marsupials, all males die after mating, when failure of the corticosteroid feedback mechanism elevates stress hormone levels during the mating season and causes lethal immune system collapse (die-o...

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Hauptverfasser: Fisher, Diana O., Dickman, Christopher R., Jones, Menna E., Blomberg, Simon P.
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: National Academy of Sciences 2013
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3816400/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24101455
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1310691110
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