Differential investment in pre- vs. post-copulatory sexual selection reinforces a cross-continental reversal of sexual size dimorphism in Sepsis punctum (Diptera: Sepsidae)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2253-2263

  Puniamoorthy, N ^a,b   Blanckenhorn, W U ^a   Schafer M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Mating behaviour; Population differentiation; Sepsid flies; Speciation; Spermathecae; Testes

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; FLY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COPULATION; DIPTERA; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NORTH AMERICA; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; COPULATION; DIPTERA; EUROPE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; NORTH AMERICA; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TESTIS;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

DIPTERA; SCATHOPHAGIDAE; SEPSIDAE; SEPSIS (DIPTERAN FLY); SEPSIS PUNCTUM;

EID: 84868210168     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02605.x     Document Type: Article

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