Males and females gain differentially from sociality in a promiscuous fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx.

Sociality emerges when the benefits of group living outweigh its costs. While both males and females are capable of strong social ties, the evolutionary drivers for sociality and the benefits accrued maybe different for each sex. In this study, we investigate the differential reproductive success be...

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Main Authors: Kritika M Garg, Balaji Chattopadhyay, D P Swami Doss, A K Vinoth Kumar, Sripathi Kandula, Uma Ramakrishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368723?pdf=render