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Transcriptomics Reveal Molecular Signatures of a Resolved Sexual Conflict and Potential Association With Colour Polymorphism in Tawny Owls.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2026
Baltazar-Soares Miguel, Heckwolf Melanie J, Hoeppner Marc P, Karell Patrik, Wright Dominic, Nilsson Jan-Åke, Brommer Jon E
Abstract excerpt
Genome sharing in gonochorous species is expected to result in intraspecific conflicts due to intersexual competition. The emergence of sexual dimorphism is thus connected to the evolution of mechanisms that, starting from a similar genomic background, produce sufficiently disparate phenotypes to attenuate sexually antagonistic selection. From a molecular perspective it can be achieved through sex-specific...
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