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Promiscuity, sexual selection, and genetic diversity: a reply to Spurgin.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Oct 2013

Lifjeld Jan T, Gohli Jostein, Johnsen Arild

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We recently reported a positive association between female promiscuity and genetic diversity across passerine birds, and launched the hypothesis that female promiscuity acts as a balancing selection, pressure maintaining genetic diversity in populations (Gohli et al.2013). Spurgin (2013) questions both our analyses and interpretations. While we agree that the hypothesis needs more comprehensive empirical testing,...

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PMID: 24094357
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12211

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