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Conspicuous Coloration in Males of the Damselfly Nehalennia irene (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae): Do Males Signal Their Unprofitability to Other Males?

In damselflies, sexual colour dimorphism is commonly explained as a consequence of selection on traits that increase male attractiveness to females. However, while many species in the damselfly family Coenagrionidae (Insecta: Odonata) are sexually dimorphic, the males do not engage in displays, and...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Beatty, Christopher D., Andrés, José A., Sherratt, Thomas N.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654565/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26587979
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142684
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