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Female mate choice in mammals.

The Quarterly review of biology - 1 Mar 2009

Clutton-Brock Tim, McAuliffe Katherine

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Studies of mate choice in vertebrates have focused principally on birds, in which male ornaments are often highly developed, and have shown that females commonly select mates on the basis of particular phenotypic characteristics that may reflect their genetic quality. Studies of female mate choice in mammals are less highly developed and they have commonly focused on female mating preferences that are likely to...

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PMID: 19326786
DOI: 10.1086/596461

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