Experimental adaptation to larval malnutrition maintains male post-copulatory sexual success despite reduced investment in accessory glands
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Authors
- Christine La Mendola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2486-8184)
- Berta Canal Domènech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1447-5704)
- Tadeusz J. Kawecki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9244-1991)
- Youn Henry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-9136)
Institutions
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Evolution
- Published
- 2026-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpag157
- Primary Topic
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung