ArticleEcology and evolution2017
Precopulatory but not postcopulatory male reproductive traits diverge in response to mating system manipulation in
Article in Ecology and evolution, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Monogamy removes constraints on reproductive tissue investment imposed by intense sexual selection.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Socio-ecological context modulates the significance of territorial contest competition inProceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Experimental evolution under varying sex ratio and nutrient availability modulates male mating success inBiology letters · 2022Article
- Host Resistance to Bacterial Infection Varies Over Time, but Is Not Affected by a Previous Exposure to the Same Pathogen.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Sexual conflict drives male manipulation of female postmating responses inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019Article
- Genetic Factors Influencing Sperm Competition.Frontiers in genetics · 2019Review
- Genetic trade-offs between male reproductive traits inBiology letters · 2018Article
- Precopulatory but not postcopulatory male reproductive traits diverge in response to mating system manipulation inEcology and evolution · 2017Article
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Abstract
Competition between males creates potential for pre- and postcopulatory sexual selection and conflict. Theory predicts that males facing risk of sperm competition should evolve traits to secure their reproductive success. If those traits are costly to females, the evolution of such traits may also increase conflict between the sexes. Conversely, under the absence of sperm competition, one expectation is for selection on male competitive traits to relax thereby also relaxing sexual conflict. Experimental evolution studies are a powerful tool to test this expectation. Studies in multiple insect species have yielded mixed and partially conflicting results. In this study, we evaluated male competitive traits and male effects on female costs of mating in
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