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The evolution of postpairing male mate choice.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Jun 2017
Lyu Nan, Servedio Maria R, Lloyd Huw, Sun Yue-Hua
Abstract excerpt
An increasing number of empirical studies in animals have demonstrated male mate choice. However, little is known about the evolution of postpairing male choice, specifically which occurs by differential allocation of male parental care in response to female signals. We use a population genetic model to examine whether such postpairing male mate choice can evolve when males face a trade-off between parental care...
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