ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Female birds often copulate with males that are not their social partner, but why they do this is unclear. Blomqvist et al. present evidence from three wader species showing that extra-pair fertilizations are more likely when social mates are genetically closely related. We argue, however, that ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/422833a