The more the merrier: Promiscuity in mice is a matter of free choice
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 15:00
in Biology & Nature
We know from earlier studies that mice can derive genetic benefits when females mate with multiple males, but until recently, the conditions under which females will voluntarily mate with multiple males were not clear. New results provide evidence for the infanticide avoidance explanation. Males that have a chance of reproducing with a female are unlikely to kill her young.