Female sexual polymorphism and fecundity consequences of male mating harassment in the wild.

Genetic and phenotypic variation in female response towards male mating attempts has been found in several laboratory studies, demonstrating sexually antagonistic co-evolution driven by mating costs on female fitness. Theoretical models suggest that the type and degree of genetic variation in female...

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Main Authors: Thomas P Gosden, Erik I Svensson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000580