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Male reproductive success increases with alliance size in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus).
The Journal of animal ecology - 1 Mar 2012
Wiszniewski Joanna, Corrigan Shannon, Beheregaray Luciano B, Möller Luciana M
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1. Determining the extent of variation in male mating strategies and reproductive success is necessary to understand the fitness benefits of social and cooperative behaviour. 2. This study assesses the reproductive success of male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in a small embayment population where different behavioural strategies of males have previously been identified. Parentage for 44 sampled calves was...
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