Female resistance to male harm evolves in response to manipulation of sexual conflict

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1028-1037

  Wigby, Stuart ^a   Chapman, Tracey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory gland proteins; Drosophila melanogaster; Experimental evolution; Mating frequency; Sex ratio; Sexually antagonistic coevolution

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; COEVOLUTION; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 2542492514     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb00436.x     Document Type: Article

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