Female mating preferences for outbred versus inbred males are conditional upon the female's own inbreeding status
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- 作者：Natalie Pilakouta ; n.pilakouta@gmail.com ; Per T. Smiseth
- 关键词：burying beetle ; direct benefits ; inbreeding ; mate choice ; mating success ; Nicrophorus vespilloides ; sexual selection
- 刊名：Animal Behaviour
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：123
- 期：Complete
- 页码：369-374
- 全文大小：348 K
- 卷排序：123
文摘
Inbred males are often lower-quality mates, so females may avoid mating with them. We studied female preferences for outbred versus inbred males in a burying beetle. Inbred females preferred outbred males, but outbred females showed no preference. Inbred males have lower mating success only when interacting with inbred females.