Anisogamy explains why males benefit more from additional matings

Jonathan M. Henshaw (), Adam G. Jones and Lukas Schärer
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Jonathan M. Henshaw: University of Freiburg
Adam G. Jones: University of Idaho
Lukas Schärer: University of Basel

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-4

Abstract: Why do males typically compete more intensely for mating opportunities than do females and how does this relate to sex differences in gamete size? A new study provides a formal evolutionary link between gamete size dimorphism and ‘Bateman gradients’, which describe how much individuals of each sex benefit from additional matings.

Date: 2022
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