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Multiple paternities increase genetic diversity of offspring in Brandt's voles.
Behavioural processes - 1 Jul 2010
Huo Ying-jun, Wan Xin-rong, Wolff Jerry O, Wang Guiming, Thomas Shawn, Iglay Raymond B, Leopold Bruce D, Liu Wei
Abstract excerpt
Mating system and philopatry influence the genetic structure of a social group in mammals. Brandt's vole (Lasiopodomys brandtii) lives in social groups year-round and has male biased dispersal, which makes the vole a model system for studies of genetic consequences of mating system and philopatry. This study aimed to test the hypotheses that: (1) multiple paternity (MP) would exist in Brandt's voles, enhance...
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