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You can't always get what you want: size assortative mating by mutual mate choice as a resolution of sexual conflict

BACKGROUND: Assortative mating patterns for mate quality traits like body size are often observed in nature. However, the underlying mechanisms that cause assortative mating patterns are less well known. Sexual selection is one important explanation for assortment, suggesting that i) one (usually th...

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Autores principales: Baldauf, Sebastian A, Kullmann, Harald, Schroth, Stefanie H, Thünken, Timo, Bakker, Theo CM
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2719620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19515244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-9-129