Female choice benefits mothers more than offspring
Friday, October 23, 2009 - 07:00
in Biology & Nature
The great diversity of male sexual traits, ranging from peacock's elaborate train to formidable genitalia of male seed beetles, is the result of female choice. But why do females choose among males? In a new study published today in Current Biology, researchers from Uppsala University found no support for the theory that the female choice is connected to 'good genes'...