Sexual selection on males predicts reduced mitochondrial genetic diversity across mammals.

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Sexual selection on males is expected to reduce genetic diversity via paternal inheritance because increased variance in male reproductive success lowers the male effective population size. It is plausible that sexual selection on males also affects genetic diversity via maternal inheritance, e.g., due to demographic processes. However, associations between sexual selection and maternally inherited genetic...

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