title: Male reproductive success in the domestic cat (Felis catus L.): A case history.
abstract: The domestic cat shows a great variability in different life history traits like its social organization, ranging from a solitary life to living in large social groups depending on environmental conditions. Until now, the mating system has not been shown to vary between populations and was described as promiscuous. Here we present data on the reproductive success of a male, which clearly show that monopolization of females by males is possible in this species.
authors.affiliation: U.M.R. C.N.R.S. 5558, Laboratoire de Biomètrie, Gènètique et Biologie de Populations, Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, 43 Boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pontier
authors.affiliation: WHO / FAO Collaborating Centre for Veterinary Public Health, Laboratorio di Parassitologia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Natoli