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The purging of deleterious mutations in simple and complex mating environments.

Biology letters - 1 Oct 2017

Colpitts Julie, Williscroft Darla, Sekhon Harmandeep Singh, Rundle Howard D

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There is a general expectation that sexual selection should align with natural selection to aid the purging of deleterious mutations, yet experiments comparing purging under monogamy versus polygamy have provided mixed results. Recent studies suggest that this may be because the simplified mating environments used in these studies reduce the benefit of sexual selection through males and hamper natural selection...

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PMID: 29021319
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0518
PMCID: PMC5665778

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