Mate change in a socially monogamous mammal: Evidences support the "forced divorce" hypothesis

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 120-125

  Lardy, Sophie ^a   Cohas, Aurélie ^a   Figueroa, Irene ^b   Allainé, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CREAF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mammals; Mate choice; Monogamy; Reproductive strategies; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

DIVORCE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCOMPATIBILITY; MATE CHOICE; MONOGAMY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

MAMMALIA; MARMOTA MARMOTA; MARMOTA MARMOTA MARMOTA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 79952512462     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq168     Document Type: Article

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