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Post-mating sexual selection increases lifetime fitness of polyandrous females in the wild

Date

Authors

Fisher, Diana

Double, Michael

Blomberg, Simon Phillip

Jennions, Michael

Cockburn, Andrew

Publisher

Macmillan Publishers Ltd

Abstract

Females often mate with several males before producing offspring. Field studies of vertebrates suggest, and laboratory experiments on invertebrates confirm, that even when males provide no material benefits, polyandry can enhance offspring survival. This

Keywords

Keywords: DNA; Genes; Performance; Non-genetic maternal effects; Polyandrous females; Post-mating sexual selection; Sperm competition; Biodiversity; DNA; female behavior; fitness; genetic structure; paternity; polyandry; reproductive strategy; sexual selection; sur

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/20519

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Nature

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1038/nature05206

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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