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The Effect of Brief or Prolonged Bouts of Winning or Losing Male-Male Contests on Plasticity in Sexually Selected Traits.
The American naturalist - 1 Mar 2023
Harrison Lauren M, Vega-Trejo Regina, Jennions Michael D
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AbstractFight outcomes often affect male fitness by determining their access to mates. Thus, "winner-loser" effects, where winners often win their next contest while losers tend to lose, can influence how males allocate resources toward pre- and postcopulatory traits. We experimentally manipulated the winning/losing experiences of pairs of size-matched male Gambusia holbrooki for 1 day, 1 week, or 3 weeks to test...
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