Evidence of equal maternal investment in
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Per T. Smiseth; Svein-HΓ₯kon Lorentsen
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Article
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1995
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Springer
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English
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In polygynous and sexually dimorphic mammals, parents may be expected to bias their investment towards sons because variation in reproductive success is usually higher among males than among females. Moreover, male reproductive success often depends on adult body size, which, in turn, may depend on