Female mate preferences in Drosophila simulans: Evolution and costs

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1672-1679

  Sharma, M D ^a   Tregenza, T ^a   Hosken, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial evolution; Genetic variation; Isoline; Mate choice; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; FLY; GENETIC VARIATION; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION, GENETIC; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION;

DROSOPHILA SIMULANS;

EID: 77954697858     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02033.x     Document Type: Article

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