Taxonomy, phylogeny, and secondary sexual character evolution of diving beetles, focusing on the genus Acilius

Sexual conflict can lead to antagonistic coevolution between the sexes, but empirical examples are few. In this thesis secondary sexual characters in diving beetles are interpreted in the light of sexual conflict theory. Whether the male tarsal suction cups and female dorsal modifications are involv...

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Main Author: Bergsten, Johannes
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Ekologi och geovetenskap 2005
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-527
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