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Behavioral and physiological female responses to male sex ratio bias in a pond-breeding amphibian

INTRODUCTION: The phenomenon of sexual conflict has been well documented, and in populations with biased operational sex ratios the consequences for the rarer sex can be severe. Females are typically a limited resource and males often evolve aggressive mating behaviors, which can improve individual...

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Autores principales: Grayson, Kristine L, De Lisle, Stephen P, Jackson, Jerrah E, Black, Samuel J, Crespi, Erica J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3478290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22988835
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-9-24