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Genetic variation in age-dependent attractiveness in a fish with a mixed mating system.
Biology letters - 1 Jan 2025
Guerra Jefferson O, Newton Merrit C, Nicotera Cassandra S, McGhee Katie E
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive senescence is common across taxa and females often show a predictable decline in fecundity after maturity. Attending to these age-dependent cues could help males make optimal mate choice decisions. Here, we examined reproductive senescence and male mate choice in the androdioecious mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus), where self-fertilizing hermaphrodites exist with rare males. Hermaphrodites...
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