Extreme sequential polyandry insures against nest failure in a frog
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Byrne, Phillip G; Keogh, J Scott
Description
Sequential polyandry may evolve as an insurance mechanism to reduce the risk of choosing a mate that is infertile, closely related, genetically inferior or incompatible, but polyandry also might insure against nest failure in unpredictable environments. Most animals are oviparous, and in species where males provide nest sites whose quality varies substantially and unpredictably, polyandrous females might insure offspring success by distributing their eggs across multiple nests. Here, we test...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2009 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/57732 |
Source: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences |
DOI: | 10.1098/rspb.2008.0794 |
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