No evidence that relatedness or familiarity modulates male harm in Drosophila melanogaster flies from a wild population
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8803
Abstract: Abstract Sexual selection frequently promotes the evolution of aggressive behaviors that help males compete against their rivals, but which may harm females and hamper their fitness. Kin selection theory predicts that optimal male–male competition levels… read more here.
Keywords: relatedness familiarity; drosophila; male harm; population ... See more keywords