The evolution of harm-effect of sexual conflicts and population size

Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 725-737

  Gay, Laurène ^a,b   Hosken, David J ^a   Eady, Paul ^c   Vasudev, Ram ^c   Tregenza, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Domaine de Melgueil   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus maculatus; Experimental evolution; Genital damage; Population size; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COEVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MONOGAMY; POPULATION SIZE; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CONFLICT; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GENITALIA; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 78651434055     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01181.x     Document Type: Article

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