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Promiscuity in sand lizards (Lacerta agilis) and adder snakes (Vipera berus): causes and consequences.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Olsson M, Madsen T

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We review postcopulatory phenomena in the Swedish sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) and adder (Vipera berus), and in particular, links between female promiscuity, determinants of paternity, and offspring viability. In both species, females mate multiply and exhibit a positive relationship between the number of partners and offspring viability. We conclude that this relationship is most likely the result of variable...

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PMID: 11396578
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/92.2.190

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