Copeia · 1995 · 35 citations · 12 references
Life SciencesBiologyZoologyReproductive GeneticsSexual SelectionMate ChoiceCopulatory Plug FormationUterus Function
Female adders (Vipera berus) have been observed to copulate several times per season with different males. Observations of matings may not truly reflect paternity because prolonged contractions of the female uterus may function as a ''copulatory plug.'' W
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Demographic study of a wild house sparrow population by DNA fingerprinting
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Why do female adders copulate so frequently?
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