Multiple mating is linked to social setting and benefits the males in a communally rearing mammal.

Autor: Ebensperger, Luis A, Prieto, Álvaro Ly, Arce, Felipe Pérez de, Correa, Loreto A, Abades, Sebastian, Hayes, Loren D
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Zdroj: Behavioral Ecology; May/Jun2019, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p675-687, 13p, 2 Charts, 5 Graphs
Abstrakt: Individuals in social species may mate with multiple opposite-sex individuals, including members of the same or different social groups. This variation may be linked to genetic benefits, where multiple mating decreases risk of inbreeding. Multiple mating may also be constrained by the sociospatial setting through its effect on availability of mates. Because multiple mating with individuals from same or different groups may determine sex-specific fitness effects, we also examined how multiple ma [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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