Shape--but not size--codivergence between male and female copulatory structures in Onthophagus beetles.

Shape--but not size--codivergence between male and female copulatory structures in Onthophagus beetles.

Genitalia are among the fastest evolving morphological traits in arthropods. Among the many hypotheses aimed at explaining this observation, some explicitly or implicitly predict concomitant male and female changes of genital traits that interact during copulation (i.e., lock and key, sexual conflic...

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Main Authors: Anna L M Macagno, Astrid Pizzo, Harald F Parzer, Claudia Palestrini, Antonio Rolando, Armin P Moczek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3237555?pdf=render

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