Intralocus Sexual Conflict Diminishes the Benefits of Sexual Selection

Evolution based on the benefits of acquiring “good genes” in sexual selection is only plausible with the reliable transmission of genetic quality from one generation to the next. Accumulating evidence suggests that sexually antagonistic (SA) genes with opposite effects on Darwinian fitness when expr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pischedda, Alison, Chippindale, Adam K
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1618422/