Mate Choice: Female Relatives Share Sexual Partners in Bats
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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.
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Adaptive genetic complementarity in mate choice coexists with selection for elaborate sexual traits.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005