sexual traits
The effects of elevated temperature on the sexual traits, immunology and survivorship of a tropical ectotherm
... and sexual traits in the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia ...at sexual maturity, male ornamentation, sperm traits and immune ...male sexual traits, and in particular sperm ...
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The effects of rearing conditions on sexual traits and preferences in zebra finches
... extravagant traits like elaborate songs, conspicuous courtship displays or bright coloration (Darwin, ...conspicuous traits seem a priori to reduce rather than to enhance the survival chance of their ...
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Nestling diet, secondary sexual traits and fitness in the zebra finch
... presenting each male with a di¡erent female on ¢ve consecutive days behind a wire mesh screen and recording the mean amount of time spent singing in the ¢rst 5 min. Both secondary sexual traits show high ...
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Sexual selection and population divergence II Divergence in different sexual traits and signal modalities in field crickets (Teleogryllus oceanicus)
... DIVERGENCE IN DIFFERENT SEXUAL TRAITS AND SIGNAL MODALITIES IN FIELD CRICKETS TELEOGRYLLUS OCEANICUS Sonia Pascoal1, Magdalena Mendrok2, Alastair J.. of Environmental Sciences, Jagelloni[r] ...
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A Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Male Sexual Traits Distinguishing the Sibling Species Drosophila simulans and D. sechellia
... receptacle Traits under sexual selection, such as male ornamenta- length has been reported in species of the nannoptera tion, are thought to be important in the divergence of group of drosophilids, ...
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Do carotenoid based sexual traits signal the availability of non pigmentary antioxidants?
... carotenoid-based sexual traits have also been suggested to reflect the health and antioxidant status of their ...to sexual signals are no longer available for the detoxification ...carotenoid-based ...
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Positional RNA-Seq identifies candidate genes for phenotypic engineering of sexual traits
... Introduction: RNA interference (RNAi) of trait-specific genes permits the manipulation of specific phenotypic traits ( “ phenotypic engineering ” ) and thus represents a powerful tool to test trait function in ...
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Will Love Tear Them Apart? Identifying the Eco-Evolutionary Feedbacks of Sexual Traits
... ecological traits, at the population, community and ecosystem levels reveal an evo-to-eco process, the evolution of a trait needs to be studied and complemented by an analysis of its ecological ...to sexual ...
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Sex specific nutrient use and preferential allocation of resources to a sexually selected trait in Hyalella amphipods
... exaggerated traits. Third, because exaggerated male sexual traits are presumed to be large resource sinks (Lincoln, 1992; Andersson, 1994; Emlen, 2001), we hypothesized that biomass allocation to ...
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Bill Redness Is Positively Associated with Reproduction and Survival in Male and Female Zebra Finches
... Sexual traits can serve as honest indicators of phenotypic quality when they are ...red traits, which are pigmented by carotenoids, are relatively common in birds, and feature in sexual ...few ...
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Speciation by Reinforcement: A Model Derived from Studies of Drosophila
... locus basis for variation in male secondary sexual traits, female preferences, and female mating discrimination. In most natural populations, these traits are likely to have mu[r] ...
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Mate choice and sperm competition in the redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus)
... secondary sexual traits to offspring viability in fish ...runaway sexual selection (Fisher 1930). The runaway sexual selection hypothesis states that the male trait and female preference are ...
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Evolutionary toxicology: Implications of polychlorinated biphenyls in fishes from the lower Great Lakes
... secondary sexual traits and reproductive hormones (Chapter 4), as it still can explain a significant amount of variation in sexual traits (Chapter 4) and it may be more greatly associated with ...
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The consequences of sexual selection in the common wall lizard : insights following secondary contact and non native introductions
... selected traits in allopatry should affect the degree and direction of ...of sexual selection during secondary ...male sexual traits compared to populations in Western ...male sexual ...
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Does mosquito mass rearing produce an inferior mosquito?
... The sterile insect technique (SIT), involving release of males sterilized using gamma or X-rays, could be used in the context of integrated vector control as it has already been by many control programmes of insect pests ...
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Estimation of genetic parameters for productive and reproductive traits in Esfahan native chickens
... tive traits and their correlation are shown in Table ...for traits BW8 and BW12 and high values for BW1 and ...egg traits varied from ...growth traits and AEW among egg traits were more ...
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Emotional dysregulation and trauma predicting psychopathy dimensions in female and male juvenile offenders
... Our overall results appear consistent with the first hypothesis that emotional dysregulation and physical traumatization are associated with some components of psychopathy in both male and female detainees. How- ever, a ...
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Vol 68, No 4 (2016)
... of sexual dimorphism and sex-specific response to ...shoot traits showed highly significant sexual dimorphism, with male plants being higher and having higher leaf and internode ...
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Sex specific effects of mitochondrial haplotype on metabolic rate in Drosophila melanogaster support predictions of the Mother's Curse hypothesis
... mitochondrial haplotypic effects on adult life history traits in Drosophila melanogaster.. we explore whether similar signatures of male-bias or sexual antagonism extend to a key.[r] ...
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Prevalence of sexual violence in migrants, applicants
... related sexual violence; war; EU; Europe; high-income countries; Western countries; help-seeking; help-seeking behaviour; disclosure; selective disclosure; health care; access; barriers; ...
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