Sexual conflict over the duration of copulation in <it>Drosophila montana</it>: why is longer better?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Conflicts of interest between the sexes are increasingly recognized as an engine driving the (co-)evolution of reproductive traits. The reproductive behaviour of <it>Drosophila montana </it>suggests the occurrence of sexu...

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Main Authors: Hoikkala Anneli, Kesäniemi Jenni, Mazzi Dominique, Klappert Kirsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/132