Territoriality ensures paternity in a solitary carnivore mammal
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04820-4
Abstract: In solitary carnivorous mammals, territoriality is assumed to benefit male fitness by ensuring the exclusivity of matings within territories via mate guarding and female defence. However, this hypothesis remains empirically untested. Here, we examined this… read more here.
Keywords: paternity; territoriality ensures; territoriality; solitary carnivore ... See more keywords