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Polyandry and postcopulatory sexual selection in a wild population.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2015
Turnell Biz R, Shaw Kerry L
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When females mate multiply, postcopulatory sexual selection can occur via sperm competition and cryptic female choice. Although postcopulatory selection has the potential to be a major force in driving evolution, few studies have estimated its strength in natural populations. Likewise, although polyandry is widespread across taxa and is the focus of a growing body of research, estimates of natural female mating...
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