Is size assortative mating in Paracalliope fluviatilis (Crustacea: Amphipoda) explained by male–male competition or female choice?

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Is size assortative mating in Paracalliope fluviatilis (Crustacea: Amphipoda) explained by male–male competition or female choice?

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Field and laboratory studies were used to assess: (1) whether size assortative mating occurred in the New Zealand amphipod Paracalliope fluviatilis and (2) hypotheses developed to explain size assortative mating. We found that assortative mating occurred and that larger females carried more eggs, suggesting they may be more valuable as mates. Laboratory experiments were then used to determine whether: (1) male size influenced the size of the female selected (mechanical constraints hypothesis)...

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2007

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Sutherland, Darin Lee / Hogg, Ian D. / Waas, Joseph R.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10289/4205

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amplexus / competition / intersexual selection / intrasexual selection / mate choice / precopulatory mate guarding / sexual selection / size assortative mating

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