Sex peptide receptor-regulated polyandry modulates the balance of pre- and post-copulatory sexual selection in Drosophila

Sex peptide receptor-regulated polyandry modulates the balance of pre- and post-copulatory sexual selection in Drosophila

Theory predicts that mating systems influence the relative strength of sexual selection before and after mating. Here, Morimoto and colleagues demonstrate that higher polyandry weakens precopulatory while strengthening post-copulatory sexual selection on males in Drosophila melanogaster.

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Main Authors: Juliano Morimoto, Grant C. McDonald, Emelia Smith, Damian T. Smith, Jennifer C. Perry, Tracey Chapman, Tommaso Pizzari, Stuart Wigby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08113-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08113-w

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