Morphological correlates of a combat performance trait in the forked fungus beetle, Bolitotherus cornutus.

Combat traits are thought to have arisen due to intense male-male competition for access to females. While large and elaborate weapons used in attacking other males have often been the focus of sexual selection studies, defensive traits (both morphological and performance) have received less attenti...

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Main Authors: Kyle M Benowitz, Edmund D Brodie, Vincent A Formica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3419742?pdf=render