Inbreeding leads to fitness loss- using (Tribolium castaneum), we tested pre- and post-copulatory inbreeding avoidance mechanisms- Males courted related females more, "a surprising result"...here it is: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Temperature rises and impacts on sexual selection; mate choice mechanisms, phenotypes, fitness in current opinions in insect science with
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