No fitness effects of same‐sex copulations in male red flour beetles
Abstract Same‐sex sexual behavior occurs in diverse animal taxa, yet its evolutionary maintenance is poorly understood as such behavior seems to be costly and does not directly increase reproductive success. We used male Tribolium castaneum beetles, which frequently engage in same‐sex copulations, t...
Main Authors: | Birte M. Martens, Oliver Y. Martin, Tim Janicke, Lennart Winkler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2024-03-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11027 |
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