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6. Female Reproductive Strategies in the Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
Sammanfattning : Traditionally, females have been considered to be strictly monogamous. Today, we know that females in the majority of species actively seek out and mate with several males. Trying to understand female preferences, including what benefits mate choice entails, has been the focus of intense research during the last decades. LÄS MER
7. Female coloration, egg carotenoids and reproductive success: gobies as a model system
Sammanfattning : In two-spotted gobies (Gobiusculus flavescens), females develop an orange belly as they approach sexual maturity. Toward the end of the single breeding season, males become rare and females compete for spawnings. Nest-holding males then prefer females with more colourful bellies and this trait has been suggested to act as a female ornament. LÄS MER
8. Male and female reproductive success in the hermaphroditic shrub Viburnum opulus (Caprifoliaceae)
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9. Cryptic Female Choice and Male Mating Behaviour : Sexual Interactions in Beetles
Sammanfattning : The importance of cryptic female choice, i.e. female post-copulatory influence over male reproductive success, in driving the evolution of male traits remains controversial. The main aim of this thesis was to understand the post-copulatory consequences of sexual interactions and the importance of cryptic female choice in two species of beetle. LÄS MER
10. Female coloration, egg carotenoids and reproductive success gobies as a model system, PhD Thesis
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