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Review
. 2005 Nov 22;15(22):R927-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.10.059.

Mate choice: female relatives share sexual partners in bats

Ido Pen  1 , Gerald Kerth
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Mate choice: female relatives share sexual partners in bats

Ido Pen et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Groups of female greater horseshoe bats share more than just caves. A long-term study has revealed that female relatives share males as well, but the adaptive significance of this family-wide mate fidelity remains obscure.

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