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Sexual selection of male parental care in giant water bugs
Paternal care can be maintained under sexual selection, if it helps in attracting more mates. We tested the hypothesis in two giant water bug species, Appasus major and Appasus japonicus, that male parental care is sexually selected through female preference for caring males. Females were given an o...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892440/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293778 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150720 |