Sex peptide receptor-regulated polyandry modulates the balance of pre- and post-copulatory sexual selection in Drosophila
oleh: Juliano Morimoto, Grant C. McDonald, Emelia Smith, Damian T. Smith, Jennifer C. Perry, Tracey Chapman, Tommaso Pizzari, Stuart Wigby
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Theory predicts that mating systems influence the relative strength of sexual selection before and after mating. Here, Morimoto and colleagues demonstrate that higher polyandry weakens precopulatory while strengthening post-copulatory sexual selection on males in Drosophila melanogaster.