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