Fitness consequences of female multiple mating: A direct test of indirect benefits

Fitness consequences of female multiple mating: A direct test of indirect benefits

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The observation that females mate multiply when males provide nothing but sperm - which sexual selection theory suggests is unlikely to be limiting - continues to puzzle evolutionary biologists. Here we test the hypothesis that multi...

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Main Authors: Barbosa Miguel, Connolly Sean R, Hisano Mizue, Dornelas Maria, Magurran Anne E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Selection
Fitness
Benefits
Sex ratio
Growth rate
Size at birth
Mate choice
Multiple mating
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/185

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