Harassing females lowers reproduction rates and reduces population size
Friday, October 5, 2018 - 08:40
in Biology & Nature
Males and females mate to produce offspring, but their relationships are not always cooperative. The conflict between the sexes when they behave selfishly can be negative for the whole group. A group of Japanese researchers found that when males of a species compete, the burden this places on females can cause a drop in reproductive ability and a decrease in population size. These findings were published in Evolution on October 4.