ISSN:
1573-3297
Keywords:
rare male mating advantages
;
sexual selection
;
heterosis
;
Drosophila
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Psychology
Notes:
Abstract It is shown that minority mating advantages, so commonly observed inDrosophila, would be selectively advantageous in a heterotic system. When an allele is below the equilibrium frequency maintained by heterosis, females mating with that homozygote produce offspring of highest mean fitness.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01067121
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