Sexual selection predicts the persistence of populations within altered environments

The effect of sexual selection on species persistence remains unclear. The cost of bearing ornaments or armaments might increase extinction risk, but sexual selection can also enhance the spread of beneficial alleles and increase the removal of deleterious alleles, potentially reducing extinction ri...

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Main Authors: Parrett, Jonathan M., Mann, Darren J., Chung, Arthur Y. C., Slade, Eleanor M., Knell, Robert J.
Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145990