Does fertility trump monogamy?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 319-328

  Curtis, J Thomas ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Better option; Divorce; Incompatibility; Mate choice; Microtus ochrogaster; Monogamy; Prairie vole; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

DIVORCE; FERTILITY; INCOMPATIBILITY; MATE CHOICE; MONOGAMY; PREGNANCY; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 77954762964     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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