Bet-hedging against male-caused reproductive failures may explain ubiquitous cuckoldry in female birds

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2017.10.029zbMath1394.92149OpenAlexW2765277480WikidataQ46267899 ScholiaQ46267899MaRDI QIDQ1752394

Yukio Yasui, Jin Yoshimura

Publication date: 24 May 2018

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.10.029

zbMATH Keywords

evolutionpolyandryextra-pair copulationextra-pair paternityfemale multiple matinginfertilityrisk-spreading

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Animal behavior (92D50)

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