Female genitalia can evolve more rapidly and divergently than male genitalia

Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 1312 - 1312
Published: Mar 21, 2019
Abstract
Male genitalia exhibit patterns of divergent evolution driven by sexual selection. In contrast, for many taxonomic groups, female genitalia are relatively uniform and their patterns of evolution remain largely unexplored. Here we quantify variation in the shape of female genitalia across onthophagine dung beetles, and use new comparative methods to contrast their rates of divergence with those of male genitalia. As expected, male genital shape...
Paper Details
Title
Female genitalia can evolve more rapidly and divergently than male genitalia
Published Date
Mar 21, 2019
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
1312 - 1312
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