Reducing mutation load through sexual selection on males

Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2816-2829

  Mcguigan, Katrina ^a   Petfield, Donna ^a   Blows, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drosophila serrata; Fitness; Mating success; Mutation load; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FITNESS; FLY; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MUTATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MUTATION;

DROSOPHILA SERRATA;

EID: 80053449782     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01346.x     Document Type: Article

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