Browsing by Subject "sexual selection"
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(2013-08-06)Pygmy tarsiers (Tarsius pumilus) of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia are the only species of tarsier known to live exclusively at high altitudes. This study was the first to locate and observe multiple groups of this elusive ...
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(2013-04-08)The origin and maintenance of phenotypic variation has generated considerable interest among students of functional morphology, sexual selection and behavioral ecology. In particular, hybridization has been suggested as a ...
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(2016-06-17)Species in which sexual selection acts more strongly on females than on males provide interesting opportunities to study the evolution of sex roles and sex differences and the impact of exposure to endocrine disruptors. ...
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(2023-06-26)The primary strategy for colony maintenance of the black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens, tends to be a continual release program in which newly emerged adult BSF are consistently introduced into a breeding cage with ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Many species of caridean shrimp are protandrous hermaphrodites, maturing initially as males but developing into females as they age and grow. A unique sexual system was recently discovered in the peppermint shrimp, Lysmata ...
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(2016-04-18)This dissertation provides broad insights on aspects of sexual selection in cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) and addresses the gap of knowledge regarding female mating strategies. A comparative approach is applied ...
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(2012-11-15)The evolution of mate choice remains one of the most controversial topics within evolutionary biology. In particular, the coevolutionary dynamics between ornaments and mating preferences has been extensively studied, but ...
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(2017-12-12)The 27 flightless grasshopper species of the Puer Group (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae: Melanoplus) comprise a biological system of fascinating complexity in the southeastern U.S.A. that was heavily influenced by sea ...