Comparative morphological trade-offs between pre- and post-copulatory sexual selection in Giant hissing cockroaches (Tribe: Gromphadorhini)

Sperm competition theory predicts that animals face a trade-off between investment in weaponry and investment in ejaculate composition. Within the Madagascan giant hissing cockroaches (Tribe Gromphadorhini) differences in morphology exist that may indicate differing strategies of male-male competiti...

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Main Authors: Durrant, Kate L., Skicko, Ian M., Sturrock, Craig, Mowles, Sophie L.
Format: Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39791/