Experimental Removal of Sexual Selection Reveals Adaptations to Polyandry in Both Sexes

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 62-70

  Demont, Marco ^a   Grazer, Vera M ^a   Michalczyk, Łukasz ^c   Millard, Anna L ^b   Sbilordo, Sonja H ^a   Emerson, Brent C ^b,d   Gage, Matthew J G ^b   Martin, Oliver Y ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Experimental evolution; Mating system; Monogamy; Multiple mating; Reproductive success; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894368981     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-013-9246-3     Document Type: Article

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