The heritability of mating behaviour in a fly and its plasticity in response to the threat of sperm competition.
Phenotypic plasticity is a key mechanism by which animals can cope with rapidly changeable environments, but the evolutionary lability of such plasticity remains unclear. The socio-sexual environment can fluctuate very rapidly, affecting both the frequency of mating opportunities and the level of co...
Main Authors: | Amanda Bretman, Anne Lizé, Craig A Walling, Tom A R Price |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3934992?pdf=render |
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