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The Adaptive Function of Masturbation in a Promiscuous African Ground Squirrel

Figure 2

Rates of masturbation versus number of mates accepted.

Masturbation (no./male/oestrus) by male Cape ground squirrels increased with the number of mates a female accepted. Each point reflects a single oestrus.

Figure 2

doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013060.g002