Males can drive creation of new species, new finding shows
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 13:51
in Biology & Nature
Evolutionary biologists often debate on whether sexual selection can lead to new species. Most studies have focused on natural selection or, for the few studies that considered sexual selection, on how picky females select mates and drive evolution. Researchers, with the help of some stickleback fish, have shown that intense competition among males most definitely has a big say in creating new species.