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large male advantage

Scope: evolution
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on large male advantage with 31 nodes and 109 connections. Top connected: Unknown, Spruce, Colias, Baetis, Trichoptera.

Definition

The hypothesis that larger male body size confers fitness advantages in mating success, commonly observed in insects where large size increases competitive ability

Publications (1)

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Swarming and mating behavior of a mayfly <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i> suggest stabilizing selection for male body size

2002Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiologytested

Related Concepts (4)

early-life trade-offs

theory1 shared paper

balancing selection

process1 shared paper

sexual dimorphism

phenomenon1 shared paper

assortative mating

process1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Spruce

1 paper

Chironomus

Chironomidae1 paper

Chironomidae

Chironomidae1 paper

Salvelinus fontinalis

Salmonidae1 paper

brook trout

1 paper

Baetis bicaudatus

Baetidae1 paper

B. bicaudatus

1 paper

caddis fly

1 paper

Colias

Pieridae1 paper

Unknown

...1 paper