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Variation in preference for a male ornament is positively associated with female eyespan in the stalk-eyed fly Diasemopsis meigenii.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 May 2006

Cotton Samuel, Rogers David W, Small Jennifer, Pomiankowski Andrew, Fowler Kevin

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There is currently much interest in mate preferences for sexual ornaments. However, few studies have focused on individual variation in mate preference despite its importance for the rate and direction of sexual selection. Females of the sexually dimorphic stalk-eyed fly, Diasemopsis meigenii, exhibit an unambiguous rejection response towards unattractive males bearing small ornaments. We investigated individual...

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PMID: 16720404
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3449
PMCID: PMC1560270

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