仔牛父权与雄鹿和雌鹿之间观察到的交配之间的不匹配:多性类类动物的多重交配?

Keenin R Coombs1, Robert B Weladji1, Øystein Holand2

  • 1Department of Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC, H4B1R6, Canada.

Current zoology
|August 24, 2023
PubMed
概括

雌鹿进行多重交配,不是因为骚扰,而是作为一个有意识的策略. 在42%的女性中观察到的这种行为,会根据男性的身材来影响父亲的成功,这表明女性的选择是神秘的.

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