... may also contribute to a better understanding of most genetically-based sexual conflicts, which are, at present, poorly understood in humans. An unexpected implication of the new models concerns the impact ...
... areas for research for scientists studying sexual selection and sexual conflict. Seminal fluid is the battleground between male and female – with the male under a selection pressure to produce ...
... used by females to select their mates. "This phenotype creates a sexual conflict because the allele is favored in females ... near a female sex determiner. The genetic conflict that started over color was resolved by a new mutation ...
... maturity, the researchers concluded that the combat was not likely over sexual conflict or competition but might have been a learning behavior for young dinosaurs prompted by a show of dominance or territorial ...
... . will publish their paper, "Population Structure Mediates Sexual Conflict in Water Striders," in the Nov. 6 issue of the journal Science. The Edmund Niles Huyck ...
... – in which the insects had a freedom of movement not possible in most studies of sexual conflict – appear in the Nov. 6 edition ... at the University of Arizona. Eldakar said he perceives sexual conflict as an example of the "tragedy of the commons," a situation ...
... of their daughters have for would-be mothers? Could this be a factor weighed by a sexually mature female when courted by males that come ...
... , and provide new insights into the evolutionary consequences of sexual conflict over reproduction, say the scientists. The anatomical evolutionary ... in nature. "Although we predict that sexual conflict should be ubiquitous, finding a system where the 'arms ...
... their mating and fertilization success. Such differences generate a sexual "conflict of interests," and since as a general rule ... the study. Their work also shows where in the genome these sexual conflict genes are, and that they are abundant in the sex-determining ...
Sexual conflict is not only a human phenomenon. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg have shown that females of the rough periwinkle ... can arise in various situations, and this is one of few examples of a sexual conflict in which the females attempt to conceal their gender ...
... , observed across many species and known as intralocus sexual conflict, happens when the genes for a trait which is good ... in this study is that this isn't always the end of the sexual conflict. This means it's no longer clear ...
... are incorporated for each sex in mathematical models of sexual conflict. "We have found evidence of choices and interpretations that may build ... Green and Josefin Madjidian. Behaviour that originates from a sexual conflict always has a negative effect on the other partner ...
... (SNSF). For their study, the scientists concentrated on the extreme sexual conflict of seed beetles, which are considered as pests ... is costly for the individual. This also explains why such severe sexual conflicts as in the case of the seed beetle cannot ...
... conditions. Of additional interest is the potential occurrence of a sexual conflict over timing of stigma receptivity. "We have detected ... study showed a benefit of delaying stigma receptivity, this further points to the presence of a sexual conflict ...
... of peacocks, tusks on walruses and antlers on moose. Sexual conflict the battle between males and females over mating is thought to be a particularly potent force in driving the evolution ...
