The evolution of the placenta drives a shift in sexual selection in livebearing fish

B. J. A. Pollux (), R. W. Meredith, M. S. Springer, T. Garland and D. N. Reznick ()
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B. J. A. Pollux: University of California
R. W. Meredith: University of California
M. S. Springer: University of California
T. Garland: University of California
D. N. Reznick: University of California

Nature, 2014, vol. 513, issue 7517, 233-236

Abstract: In poeciliid fish, the evolution of the placenta is associated with polyandry in females and correlates with a suite of phenotypic and behavioural traits in males.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1038/nature13451

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