INDIRECT EVIDENCE OF AN EARLY MATING ADVANTAGE IN WILD COOPERATIVELY BREEDING MALE BANDED MONGOOSES

Abstract Promiscuous females reduce male reproductive control.Males can attempt to monopolise access to these females, but distractions and sneaky rivals mean extra copulations cannot always be blocked.By mating first, males can obtain a headstart in sperm competition, but this may be negated by sperm storage and cryptic female choice mechanisms.We

The method of air-launching a rocket using a launcher suspended from a balloon, referred to as a rockoon, can improve Brushes the flight performance of small rockets.However, there have been safety issues and flight trajectory errors due to uncertainty with respect to the launch direction.Air-launch experiments were performed to demonstrate a rail