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Is more always better when it comes to mating?

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  • Hanna Kokko
  • Michael D Jennions

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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.

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  • Hanna Kokko & Michael D Jennions, 2023. "Is more always better when it comes to mating?," PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 21(1), pages 1-3, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pbio00:3001955
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001955
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