Does promiscuity prevent extinction?

Friday, March 19, 2010 - 06:56 in Biology & Nature

Promiscuous females may be the key to a species' survival, according to new research by the Universities of Exeter and Liverpool. Published 25 February in Current Biology, the study could solve the mystery of why females of most species have multiple mates, despite this being more risky for the individual...

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