Multiple paternity may offer fewer advantages than previously thought
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 03:02
in Biology & Nature
Females can enhance the survival chances of their offspring by mating with multiple males. When it comes to immunological benefits, however, female promiscuity may not provide the young the advantages long suspected, as a research team has confirmed. The researchers also provided the first evidence that females are much more susceptible to Salmonella infection than males.