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The evolution of relative trait size and shape: insights from the genitalia of dung beetles.

Development genes and evolution - 1 Mar 2018

Parzer Harald F, David Polly P, Moczek Armin P

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Insects show relatively little genital variation within species compared to extraordinary and often rapid diversification among species. It has been suggested that selection for reproductive isolation through differences in genital shape might explain this phenomenon. This hypothesis predicts that populations diverge faster in genital shape than in genital size. We tested this prediction in males from 10 dung...

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PMID: 29423654
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-018-0602-2

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