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Multiple mating is linked to social setting and benefits the males in a communally rearing mammal

Abades, Sebastián [Univ Mayor, GEMA Ctr Genom Ecol & Environm, Fac Ciencias]; Correa, Loreto A. [Univ Mayor, Escuela Med Vet, Fac Ciencias]; Ebensperger, Luis A.; Ly Prieto, Alvaro; Pérez de Arce, Felipe; Hayes, Loren D. (OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2019)

Individuals in social species may mate with multiple opposite-sex individuals, including members of the same or different social groups. This variation may be linked to genetic benefits, where multiple mating decreases ...

Male group members are costly to plurally breeding Octodon degus females

Correa, Loreto A. [Univ Mayor, Fac Ciencias, Escuela Med Vet]; Hayes, Loren D.; Abades, Sebastián; Gao, Cuilan L.; Ebensperger, Luis A. (BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, 2019)

We report the results of a 6-year study of social (number of adult males/females, relatedness of females, communal litter size) and ecological (mean/CV of food abundance, soil hardness, burrow openings) factors influencing ...