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Measuring polyandry in wild populations: a case study using promiscuous crickets.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2005
Bretman Amanda, Tregenza Tom
Abstract excerpt
Mating rate has important implications for patterns of sexual selection and sexual conflict and hence for issues such as speciation and the maintenance of genetic diversity. Knowledge of natural mating rates can provide insights into the factors driving female mating behaviour. We investigated the level of polyandry in a Spanish population of the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus using microsatellite markers. Two...
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