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Title: Larger male mating advantage depends on sex ratio in Drosophila melanogaster
Authors: Pavković Lučić, Sofija 
Kekič, Vladimir
Čvoro, Aleksandra 
Keywords: Drosophila melanogaster;Male body size;Mating success;Order of mating;Sex ratio;Sexual selection;Size-assortative mating
Issue Date: 1-Dec-2009
Rank: M22
Journal: Ethology Ecology and Evolution
Volume: 21
Issue: 2
Start page: 155
End page: 160
Abstract: 
In a laboratory study of sexual selection in Drosophila melanogaster, the mating advantage of larger males was seen to change with the sex ratio. Larger males were more successful in achieving copulations when the sex ratio was equal or when males were more abundant and thus under competitive conditions. Male size also influenced order of mating, as larger males mated earlier than smaller ones. Assortative mating for wing length was not consistent.
URI: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/518
ISSN: 0394-9370
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2009.9522504
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