Why are sexually selected weapons almost absent in females?
In sex role reversed species, predominantly females evolve sexually selected traits, such as ornaments and/or weapons. Female ornaments are common and their function well documented in many species, whether sex role reversed or not. However, sexually selected female weapons seem totally absent excep...
Main Author: | Anders BERGLUND |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013-08-01
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Series: | Current Zoology |
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Online Access: | http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12263 |
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