Determinants and patterns of reproductive success in the greater horseshoe bat during a population recovery.

An individual's reproductive success will depend on traits that increase access to mates, as well as the number of mates available. In most well-studied mammals, males are the larger sex, and body size often increases success in intra-sexual contests and thus paternity. In comparison, the deter...

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Main Authors: Helen L Ward, Roger D Ransome, Gareth Jones, Stephen J Rossiter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3923748?pdf=render