The timing of mating influences reproductive success in Drosophila melanogaster: Implications for sexual conflict

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1024-1032

  Long, T A F ^a   Pischedda, A ^a   Nichols, R V ^a,b   Rice, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Fecundity; Female fitness; Polyandry; Remating; Sexual conflict; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FITNESS; FLY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL CONFLICT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC FITNESS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC FITNESS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 77955170347     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01973.x     Document Type: Article

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