Experimental evidence for the evolution of the mammalian baculum by sexual selection

Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 276-283

  Simmons, Leigh W ^a   Firman, Renée C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptic female choice; Experimental evolution; House mice; Mus; Os penis; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

CRYPSIS; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INSECT; MONOGAMY; MORPHOLOGY; RODENT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION; TAXONOMY;

BACULUM; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACULUM; CRYPTIC FEMALE CHOICE; EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; HISTOLOGY; HOUSE MICE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; MUS; PENIS; SPERM COMPETITION;

CRYPTIC FEMALE CHOICE; EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION; HOUSE MICE; MUS; OS PENIS; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MICE; PENIS; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84890876323     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12229     Document Type: Article

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