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...
Main Author: | Bergsten, Johannes |
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Ekologi och geovetenskap
2005
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-527 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7305-845-9 |
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