A cost of sexual attractiveness to high-fitness females.

Adaptive mate choice by females is an important component of sexual selection in many species. The evolutionary consequences of male mate preferences, however, have received relatively little study, especially in the context of sexual conflict, where males often harm their mates. Here, we describe a...

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Main Authors: Tristan A F Long, Alison Pischedda, Andrew D Stewart, William R Rice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19997646/pdf/?tool=EBI