Is reduced female survival after mating a by-product of male-male competition in the dung fly <it>Sepsis cynipsea</it>?
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In a number of species males damage females during copulation, but the reasons for this remain unclear. It may be that males are trying to manipulate female mating behaviour or their life histories. Alternatively, damage may be a sid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/194 |