Measuring the fitness benefits of male mate choice in Drosophila melanogaster

Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2646-2653

  Edward, Dominic A ^a   Chapman, Tracey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Compatibility preference; Fitness; Larval density; Phenotypic plasticity; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; EGG PRODUCTION; FITNESS; FLY; LARVA; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC FITNESS; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; SELECTION, GENETIC;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84864307166     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01648.x     Document Type: Article

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