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Extrinsic and intrinsic constraints interact to drive extra-pair paternities in the Alpine marmot.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Dec 2018
Bichet Coraline, Lepetit David, Cohas Aurélie
Abstract excerpt
To reproduce, animals have to form pairs and large variations in the degree of mate switching are observed. Extrinsic and intrinsic factors can constrain individual's mate switching. Among intrinsic factors, genes involved in pair-bonding, such as Avpr-1a, receive increasing attention. The length of microsatellites present in the regulatory region of Avpr-1a determines the neural densities and distributions of...
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