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Selection for Male Weapons Boosts Female Fecundity, Eliminating Sexual Conflict in the Bulb Mite

Extreme differences between the sexes are usually explained by intense sexual selection on male weapons or ornaments. Sexually antagonistic genes, with a positive effect on male traits but a negative effect on female fitness, create a negative inter-sexual correlation for fitness (sexual conflict)....

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Autores principales: Buzatto, Bruno A., Clark, Huon L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7012872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32047190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59254-2