Neutral fitness outcomes contradict inferences of sexual ‘coercion’ derived from male’s damaging mating tactic in a widow spider

Abstract Sexual conflict over mating frequency has driven the evolution of morphological and behavioural traits across taxa. Interactions may be termed ‘coercive’ and assumed to arise from conflict when male mating behaviours cause physical injury to females and females appear to resist injurious ma...

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Autores principales: Luciana Baruffaldi, Maydianne C. B. Andrade
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/6702b810c1f440338747c9b2cb0436e8
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