Abstract
Groups of female greater horseshoe bats share more than just caves. A long-term study has revealed that female relatives share males as well, but the adaptive significance of this family-wide mate fidelity remains obscure.
Pen, I; Kerth, G (2005). Mate choice: female relatives share sexual partners in bats. Current Biology, 15(22):R927-R929.
Abstract
Groups of female greater horseshoe bats share more than just caves. A long-term study has revealed that female relatives share males as well, but the adaptive significance of this family-wide mate fidelity remains obscure.
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| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 07 Faculty of Science > Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 570 Life sciences; biology
590 Animals (Zoology) |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Life Sciences > General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Life Sciences > General Agricultural and Biological Sciences |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2005 |
| Deposited On: | 11 Feb 2008 12:15 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2022 08:31 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0960-9822 |
| OA Status: | Closed |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2005.10.059 |
| PubMed ID: | 16303552 |
Pen, I