Variation in Lipid Peroxidation in the Ejaculates of Wild Banded Mongooses (<i>Mungos mungo</i>): A Test of the Oxidative Shielding Hypothesis

• Main Authors: Graham Birch (Author), Magali Meniri (Author), Chris Mitchell (Author), Francis Mwanguhya (Author), Robert Businge (Author), Solomon Ahabyona (Author), Hazel J. Nichols (Author), Michael A. Cant (Author), Jonathan D. Blount (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Reproductive activity is costly in terms of future reproduction and survival. Oxidative stress has been identified as a likely mechanism underlying this cost of reproduction. However, empirical studies have yielded the paradoxical observation that breeders often sustain lower levels of oxidative dam...