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Little evidence for intralocus sexual conflict over the optimal intake of nutrients for life span and reproduction in the black field cricket Teleogryllus commodus.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Sept 2017
Rapkin James, Archer C Ruth, Grant Charles E, Jensen Kim, House Clarissa M, Wilson Alastair J, Hunt John
Abstract excerpt
There is often large divergence in the effects of key nutrients on life span (LS) and reproduction in the sexes, yet nutrient intake is regulated in the same way in males and females given dietary choice. This suggests that the sexes are constrained from feeding to their sex-specific nutritional optima for these traits. Here, we examine the potential for intralocus sexual conflict (IASC) over optimal protein and...
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