Inbreeding Promotes Female Promiscuity

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 23 Sep 2011 United Kingdom, Poland English Publisher:American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Journal:Science, volume 333, pages 1,739-1,742 (issn: 0036-8075, eissn: 1095-9203,

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Authors: Michalczyk, Łukasz; Millard, Anna L.; Martin, Oliver Y.; Lumley, Alyson J.; Emerson, Brent C.; Chapman, Tracey; Gage, Matthew J. G.;

doi: 10.1126/science.1207314

pmid: 21940892

handle: 10261/200453

Inbreeding Promotes Female Promiscuity

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Abstract

After a population bottleneck, polyandry allows females to select sperm with the best prospects for fitness.

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United Kingdom, Poland

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ETH Zurich
Switzerland
Spanish National Research Council
Spain
Institute of Integrative Biology
Switzerland
Jagiellonian University
Poland
Norwich Research Park
United Kingdom

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Keywords

Male, 570, Tribolium, Reproduction, Biological Evolution, Sexual Behavior, Animal, Fertility, Fertilization, Animals, Female, Inbreeding, Genetic Fitness

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