The effects of familiarity and reproductive status on olfactory discrimination by female Cape ground squirrels (Xerus inauris)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00265-017-2410-5
Abstract: The ability to differentiate among conspecifics on the basis of genetic relatedness can be advantageous in kin and mate selection. Selection of mates that are of an intermediate degree of relatedness maximizes the propagation of… read more here.
Keywords: ground squirrels; cape ground; cape; pregnant females ... See more keywords