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Divergent selection on, but no genetic conflict over, female and male timing and rate of reproduction in a human population

The sexes often have different phenotypic optima for important life-history traits, and because of a largely shared genome this can lead to a conflict over trait expression. In mammals, the obligate costs of reproduction are higher for females, making reproductive timing and rate especially liable t...

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Autores principales: Bolund, Elisabeth, Bouwhuis, Sandra, Pettay, Jenni E., Lummaa, Virpi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3813330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24107531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.2002