Have superfetation and matrotrophy facilitated the evolution of larger offspring in poeciliid fishes?

Superfetation is the ability of females to simultaneously carry multiple broods of embryos, with each brood at a different developmental stage. Matrotrophy is the post‐fertilization maternal provisioning of nutrients to developing embryos throughout gestation. Several studies have demonstrated that,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biological journal of the Linnean Society 2015-12, Vol.116 (4), p.787-804
Hauptverfasser: Olivera-Tlahuel, Claudia, Ossip-Klein, Alison G., Espinosa-Pérez, Héctor S., Zúñiga-Vega, J. Jaime
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