Meta-analytic evidence that sexual selection improves population fitness

oleh: Justin G. Cally, Devi Stuart-Fox, Luke Holman

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-05-01

Deskripsi

Sexual selection has the potential to either increase or decrease absolute fitness. Here, Cally et al. perform a meta-analysis of 65 experimental evolution studies and find that sexual selection on males tends to increase fitness, especially in females evolving under stressful conditions.