Condition‐dependent male copulatory courtship and its benefits for females

Abstract Postcopulatory sexual selection has shaped the ornaments used during copulatory courtship. However, we know relatively little about whether these courtship ornaments are costly to produce or whether they provide indirect benefits to females. We used the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor, to...

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Main Authors: Franco Cargnelutti, Alicia Reyes Ramírez, Shara Cristancho, Iván A. Sandoval‐García, Maya Rocha‐Ortega, Lucía Calbacho‐Rosa, Freddy Palacino, Alex Córdoba‐Aguilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-07-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7815