Conditional monogyny: female quality predicts male faithfulness

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Male monogyny in the absence of paternal investment is arguably one of the most puzzling mating systems. Recent evidence suggests that males of monogynous species adjust their life-history and their mating decision to shifting spat...

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Main Authors: Welke Klaas W, Zimmer Stefanie M, Schneider Jutta M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/9/1/7