Does polyandry really pay off? The effects of multiple mating and number of fathers on morphological traits and survival in clutches of nesting green turtles at Tortuguero
Despite the long debate of whether or not multiple mating benefits the offspring, studies still show contradictory results. Multiple mating takes time and energy. Thus, if females fertilize their eggs with a single mating, why to mate more than once? We investigated and inferred paternal identity an...
Main Authors: | Alonzo Alfaro-Núñez, Michael P. Jensen, F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2015-04-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/880.pdf |
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