Male genital morphology and its influence on female mating preferences and paternity success in guppies.

In internally fertilizing species male genitalia often show a higher degree of elaboration than required for simply transferring sperm to females. Among the hypotheses proposed to explain such diversity, sexual selection has received the most empirical support, with studies revealing that genital mo...

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Main Authors: Clelia Gasparini, Andrea Pilastro, Jonathan P Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3142123?pdf=render