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Smelling fit: scent marking exposes parasitic infection status in the banded mongoose

Preference for uninfected mates is presumed beneficial as it minimizes one’s risk of contracting an infection and infecting one’s offspring. In avian systems, visual ornaments are often used to indicate parasite burdens and facilitate mate choice. However, in mammals, olfactory cues have been propos...

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Pubblicato in:Curr Zool
Autori principali: Mitchell, Jessica, Cant, Michael A., Vitikainen, Emma I.K., Nichols, Hazel J.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Oxford University Press 2017
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5804179/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29491982
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zox003
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