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Evolutionary trade-off between weapons and testes

It has long been recognized that male mating competition is responsible for the evolution of weaponry for mate acquisition. However, when females mate with more than one male, competition between males can continue after mating in the form of sperm competition. Theory predicts that males should incr...

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Main Authors: Simmons, Leigh W., Emlen, Douglas J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2006
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1637585/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17053078
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0603474103
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