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Female choice, male dominance and condition-related traits in the polygynous subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum.
Behavioural processes - 1 Sept 2017
Fanjul M S, Zenuto R R
Abstract excerpt
Ctenomys talarum is a solitary and highly territorial species in which dominant males aggressively deter other males and monopolize reproductive activity. Female preference for dominant males is not easy to assess due to coercive mating by males. Hence, we aimed to answer if behavioural dominance and several condition-related traits like testosterone and cortisol levels, endoparasite load, and hematocrit volume...
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