Rapid range expansion is not restricted by inbreeding in a sexually cannibalistic spider.

Few studies investigated whether rapid range expansion is associated with an individual's short-term fitness costs due to an increased risk of inbred mating at the front of expansion. In mating systems with low male mating rates both sexes share potential inbreeding costs and general mechanisms...

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Main Authors: Stefanie M Zimmer, Henrik Krehenwinkel, Jutta M Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3997557?pdf=render