Reproductive ageing and sexual selection on male body size in a wild population of antler flies (Protopiophila litigata)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1332-1340

  Bonduriansky, R ^a,b   Brassil, C E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Field study; Life history; Protopiophila litigata; Senescence; Sexual selection; Trade off; Wild population

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FLY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DIPTERA; LONGEVITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ONTARIO; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX FACTORS;

PROTOPIOPHILA LITIGATA;

EID: 28444456740     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00957.x     Document Type: Article

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