Quantifying male harm and its divergence.

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Male harm arises when traits that increase reproductive success in competition with other males also harm females as a side effect. The extent of harm depends on male and female phenotypes, both of which can diverge between populations. Within a population, harm is inferred when increased exposure to males reduces female fitness, but studies of the divergence of male harm rarely manipulate male exposure. Here, we...

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