Do Odocoileus Virginianus Males Produce Y-chromosome-biased Ejaculates? Implications for Adaptive Sex Ratio Theories
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Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA (RWD, SD) Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA (LIM) Biotechnology and Germplasm Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA (HDG, GRW) College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA (TJE) Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, P.O. Box 2180, Ardmore, OK 73402, USA (RAG) Present address of RWD: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, MSC 218, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA
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