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

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dc.contributor.authorFisher, Diana
dc.contributor.authorDouble, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBlomberg, Simon Phillip
dc.contributor.authorJennions, Michael
dc.contributor.authorCockburn, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T22:23:06Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.updated2015-12-07T09:12:27Z
dc.description.abstractFemales 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
dc.identifier.issn0028-0836
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/20519
dc.publisherMacmillan Publishers Ltd
dc.sourceNature
dc.subjectKeywords: 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
dc.titlePost-mating sexual selection increases lifetime fitness of polyandrous females in the wild
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage92
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage89
local.contributor.affiliationFisher, Diana , College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationDouble, Michael, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationBlomberg, Simon Phillip, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationJennions, Michael, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationCockburn, Andrew, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidFisher, Diana , u3788306
local.contributor.authoruidDouble, Michael, u9516271
local.contributor.authoruidBlomberg, Simon Phillip, u4050062
local.contributor.authoruidJennions, Michael, u4037305
local.contributor.authoruidCockburn, Andrew, u8302869
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor060201 - Behavioural Ecology
local.identifier.ariespublicationu9511635xPUB12
local.identifier.citationvolume444
local.identifier.doi10.1038/nature05206
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-33750578999
local.type.statusPublished Version

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