Meta-analytic evidence that sexual selection improves population fitness
Sexual selection has the potential to either increase or decrease absolute fitness. Here, Cally et al. perform a meta-analysis of 65 experimental evolution studies and find that sexual selection on males tends to increase fitness, especially in females evolving under stressful conditions.
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oai:doaj.org-article:da7c35142e734ec191c03c4eae75eb4d2021-12-02T16:58:27ZMeta-analytic evidence that sexual selection improves population fitness10.1038/s41467-019-10074-72041-1723https://doaj.org/article/da7c35142e734ec191c03c4eae75eb4d2019-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10074-7https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Sexual selection has the potential to either increase or decrease absolute fitness. Here, Cally et al. perform a meta-analysis of 65 experimental evolution studies and find that sexual selection on males tends to increase fitness, especially in females evolving under stressful conditions.Justin G. CallyDevi Stuart-FoxLuke HolmanNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019) |
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Sexual selection has the potential to either increase or decrease absolute fitness. Here, Cally et al. perform a meta-analysis of 65 experimental evolution studies and find that sexual selection on males tends to increase fitness, especially in females evolving under stressful conditions. |
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