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Spatial organization of felid populations and their reproductive strategies

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In all felid species, females are able to mate with several males during the estrus period. The promiscuity mating system is the most common for solitary species with large home ranges, because females are widely distributed over the territory and males move actively in search of receptive females, defending them over the whole or some stages of the estrus period. In this situation, it is difficult for a male to be the only one mating with a female. Thus, the latter is able to mate with several males. Mating with several males is usually considered an opportunity to improve the quality of offspring. Nevertheless, the influence of the mating system upon reproductive success in felids is still not fully understood. It is well known that mating with several individuals in rodents with induced ovulation favors reproductive success in females, increases the reproductive efforts of males, and reduces embryo loss. These things have been studied little in carnivores. The goal of this article is to analyze the spatial organization and behavior associated with the mating strategies of felids, and to consider differences in the reproductive success of felids under various mating strategies.

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Original Russian Text © M.N. Erofeeva, S.V. Naidenko, 2011, published in Zhurnal Obshchei Biologii, 2011, Vol. 72, No. 4, pp. 284–297.

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Erofeeva, M.N., Naidenko, S.V. Spatial organization of felid populations and their reproductive strategies. Biol Bull Rev 2, 268–278 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079086412030024

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