Promiscuous mating produces offspring with higher lifetime fitness

Nicole M. Gerlach, Joel W. McGlothlin, Patricia G. Parker, Ellen D. Ketterson

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)860-866
Number of pages7
JournalProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Volume279
Issue number1730
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 7 2012

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Environmental Science
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Keywords

  • Extra-pair mating
  • Indirect fitness benefits
  • Lifetime reproductive success
  • Multiple mating
  • Sexual selection

Disciplines

  • Biology
  • Genetics

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