The evolution of monogamy is associated with reversals from male to female bias in the survival cost of parasitism

The extent to which parasites reduce host survival should depend upon how hosts balance trade-offs between reproduction and survival. For example, parasites are predicted to impose greater survival costs under polygynous or promiscuous mating systems in which competition for mates favours increased...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2021-05, Vol.288 (1950), p.1-9, Article 20210421
Hauptverfasser:	Wittman, Tyler N., Cox, Robert M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Bias Evolution Female Male Parasites Reproduction Sexual Behavior, Animal
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