Ovulation mode modifies paternity monopolization in mammals

Biology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-41

  Soulsbury, Carl D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copulation; Length of mating season; Male intrasexual competition; Multiple paternity

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; MAMMAL; MULTIPLE MATING; PATERNITY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77449126019     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0703     Document Type: Article

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