Mate choice: female relatives share sexual partners in bats.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_B05A5F56AA79
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Mate choice: female relatives share sexual partners in bats.
Journal
Current Biology
ISSN
0960-9822
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2005
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
15
Number
22
Pages
R927-R929
Language
english
Abstract
Groups of female greater horseshoe bats share more than just caves. A long-term study has revealed that female relatives share males as well, but the adaptive significance of this family-wide mate fidelity remains obscure.
Keywords
Animals, Chiroptera/genetics, Chiroptera/physiology, Cooperative Behavior, Evolution, Female, Genetics, Population, Pedigree, Sexual Behavior, Animal/physiology
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
Create date
19/11/2007 11:44
Last modification date
20/08/2019 16:19
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