Outbreeding avoidance as probable driver of mate choice in the Asiatic toad,Bufo gargarizans

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Across taxa,females are routinely choosier than males in selecting mates.Several hypotheses have been advanced to explain genetic benefits behind female strategies.The inbreeding avoidance hypothesis suggests females avoid mating with close relatives,thereby avoiding the match-up of deleterious recessive alleles.
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