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Intralocus Sexual Conflict and the Tragedy of the Commons in Seed Beetles.
The American naturalist - 1 Oct 2016
Berger David, Martinossi-Allibert Ivain, Grieshop Karl, Lind Martin I, Maklakov Alexei A, Arnqvist Göran
Abstract excerpt
The evolution of male traits that inflict direct harm on females during mating interactions can result in a so-called tragedy of the commons, where selfish male strategies depress population viability. This tragedy of the commons can be magnified by intralocus sexual conflict (IaSC) whenever alleles that reduce fecundity when expressed in females spread in the population because of their benefits in males. We...
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