Promiscuous Moms Bear Sexier Sons

Monday, November 18, 2013 - 19:10 in Biology & Nature

When mother mice compete socially for mates in a promiscuous environment, their sons play hard - they also die young. More urinary pheromones attract more females but smelling sexier shortens their lives. read more

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