Lifetime reproductive success in a swarming midge: trade-offs and stabilizing selection for male body size

Body size in male animals has profound effects on fitness; large males are commonly favored by sexual selection. However, if body size is a stable trait, then advantages of large size must be balanced by disadvantages. In males of the midge Chironomus plumosus we identified the trade-offs that resul...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral ecology 1998, Vol.9 (3), p.279-286
Hauptverfasser:	Neems, Rachel M., Lazarus, John, Mcadllan, Athol J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	body size Chironomidae Chironomus plumosus Freshwater lifetime reproductive success mating success midge sexual selection stabilizing selection
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