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Evolution: do bad husbands make good fathers?

David J Hosken1, Tom Tregenza.   

Abstract

Males sometimes harm their mates as they seek to maximise the number of offspring they sire. But are females really suffering or do the benefits of having sons that inherit their father's manipulative traits make up for the costs? Three recent studies provide the first hard data addressing this issue, but they differ in their conclusions.

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Year:  2005        PMID: 16243023     DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.10.005

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Curr Biol        ISSN: 0960-9822            Impact factor:   10.834


  2 in total

1.  Fixed and dilutable benefits: female choice for good genes or fertility.

Authors:  Samuel J Tazzyman; Robert M Seymour; Andrew Pomiankowski
Journal:  Proc Biol Sci       Date:  2011-06-08       Impact factor: 5.349

2.  An experimental test for indirect benefits in Drosophila melanogaster.

Authors:  Howard D Rundle; Anders Odeen; Arne Ø Mooers
Journal:  BMC Evol Biol       Date:  2007-03-09       Impact factor: 3.260

  2 in total

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