Is more always better when it comes to mating?

Hanna Kokko and Michael D Jennions

PLOS Biology, 2023, vol. 21, issue 1, 1-3

Abstract: Fitness usually increases when a male mates with more females, but is the same true for females? A new meta-analysis in PLOS Biology shows that females, like males, tend to have a positive relationship between the number of mates and their reproductive output. But why?Fitness usually increases when a male mates with more females, but is the same true for females? A new meta-analysis in PLOS Biology shows that females, like males, tend to have a positive relationship between the number of mates and their reproductive output. This Primer asks why.

Date: 2023
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