Population density and structure drive differential investment in pre- and postmating sexual traits in frogs

Evolution

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1686-1699

  Lüpold, Stefan ^a   Jin, Long ^b   Liao, Wen Bo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anura; multiple amplexus; polyandry; resource allocation; sexual selection; sperm competition; trade off

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FROG; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POLYANDRY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEX ALLOCATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANURA;

ANIMAL; ANURA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 85018433922     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.13246     Document Type: Article

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