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Sexual selection in the gift-giving dance fly, Rhamphomyia sulcata, favors small males carrying small gifts.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Aug 2004

LeBas Natasha R, Hockham Leon R, Ritchie Michael G

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In some species of insects males transfer a gift to females during courtship or copulation. In the dance flies these nuptial gifts vary from nutritious prey items to inedible tokens such as a leaf, stone, or silk balloon. Nuptial gifts in dance flies are presumed to increase male mating success. We examined the strength and form of sexual selection on male Rhamphomyia sulcata, an empidid in which males provide...

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PMID: 15446428
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb00459.x

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