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

• Auteurs principaux: Graham Birch (Auteur), Magali Meniri (Auteur), Chris Mitchell (Auteur), Francis Mwanguhya (Auteur), Robert Businge (Auteur), Solomon Ahabyona (Auteur), Hazel J. Nichols (Auteur), Michael A. Cant (Auteur), Jonathan D. Blount (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: 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...