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Sexual selection and the evolution of secondary sexual traits: sex comb evolution in Drosophila.

Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Apr 2013

Snook Rhonda R, Gidaszewski Nelly A, Chapman Tracey, Simmons Leigh W

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Sexual selection can drive rapid evolutionary change in reproductive behaviour, morphology and physiology. This often leads to the evolution of sexual dimorphism, and continued exaggerated expression of dimorphic sexual characteristics, although a variety of other alternative selection scenarios exist. Here, we examined the evolutionary significance of a rapidly evolving, sexually dimorphic trait, sex comb tooth...

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PMID: 23496332
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12105

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