Why do females mate multiply? A review of the genetic benefits

Biological Reviews

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-64

  Jennions, Michael D ^a   Petrie, Marion ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptic female choice; Fisherian runaway; Genetic benefits; Genetic diversity; Genetic incompatibility; Good genes; Mate choice; Multiple mating; Polyandry; Sexual selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL GENETICS; ASSORTATIVE MATING; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; INSECT; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PATERNITY; PROGENY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIBLING; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0034009385     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.1999.tb00040.x     Document Type: Article

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