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Evolution: sex or survival.

Current biology : CB - 2 Dec 2013

Howie James, Pomiankowski Andrew, Cotton Alison J

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A classic paradox in sexual selection is how sexual traits under strong directional selection maintain underlying genetic variation. A new study has found that in Soay sheep a trade-off between reproductive success and survival maintains variation in horn size.

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PMID: 24309279
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.10.032

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