Multiple mating in a lizard increases fecundity but provides no evidence for genetic benefits
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2013
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Noble, Daniel W.A.
Keogh, J Scott
Whiting, Martin J.
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Oxford University Press
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Multiple paternity is taxonomically widespread, yet the relative role of direct and indirect (genetic) fitness benefits in explaining the evolution of multiple mating is a topic of intense debate. We test whether female Eastern Water Skinks (Eulamprus quo
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Keywords: body size; clutch size; fecundity; fertilization (reproduction); fitness; genetic analysis; genetic marker; growth rate; lizard; mating behavior; paternity; performance assessment; polyandry; polymorphism; taxonomy direct fitness benefit; Eulamprus quoyii; indirect fitness; multiple mating; multiple paternity; performance; polyandry.
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Behavioral Ecology
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