Reproductive Mode and Conflict Shape the Evolution of Male Attributes and Rate of Speciation in the Fish Family Poeciliidae

Reproductive Mode and Conflict Shape the Evolution of Male Attributes and Rate of Speciation in the Fish Family Poeciliidae

Sexual conflict is caused by differences between the sexes in how fitness is maximized. These differences are shaped by the discrepancy in the investment in gametes, how mates are chosen and how embryos and young are provided for. Fish in the family Poeciliidae vary from completely provisioning eggs...

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Main Authors: David N. Reznick, Joseph Travis, Bart J. A. Pollux, Andrew I. Furness
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
viviparity
sexual selection
intergenomic conflict
placenta
Poeciliidae
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.639751/full

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