When to Cheat: Modeling Dynamics of Paternity and Promiscuity in Socially Monogamous Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster)
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DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00141
Abstract: In many socially monogamous species, individuals form long-term pair bonds and males mate guard females. Such behavior is thought to help secure intra-pair fertilizations, the result of intra-pair copulations (IPCs), and ensure paternity. However, socially… read more here.
Keywords: prairie voles; pair; microtus ochrogaster; socially monogamous ... See more keywords