The extent of male mate choosiness is driven by a trade-off between various environmental factors associated with the costs of mate acquisition,quality assessment and opportunity costs.Our knowledge about natural vari...
supported by the Joint Funds for Fostering Talents of NSFC and the People's Government of Henan Province (No.U1304309);National Sciences Foundation of China (No.31501870 and No.31872216)。
Theory predicts that well-developed limb musculature can result from sexual selection favoring strong males.We tested for this prediction in the Boulenger's lazy toad(Scutiger boulengeri),a species that exhibits ingui...
supported by National Sciences Foundation of China (No. 31372164, 30870277);the Scientific Research Foundation of Henan Normal University (No. 01046500145);Joint Funds for Fostering Talents of NSFC ;the People’s Government of Henan Province (Grant No. U1304309)
Male-biased sexual dimorphism in hind limb muscles is widespread in anuran species where scramble competition is common among males. Such sexual difference is thought to result from sexual selection. In this view, we ...