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@nolightupstairs It's apparently a result of runaway "ornamentation" https://t.co/4yb5PiblfG
@nolightupstairs It's apparently a result of runaway "ornamentation" https://t.co/4yb5PiblfG
Lüpold, S., Manier, M. K., Puniamoorthy, N., Schoff, C., Starmer, W. T., Luepold, S. H. B., ... & Pitnick, S. (2016). How sexual selection can drive the evolution of costly sperm ornamentation. Nature, 533(7604), 535-538. https://t.co/XOLJJLd4iF
【進化】性選択がショウジョウバエの巨大な精子をもたらした | Nature | Nature Portfolio https://t.co/kqPaFKlb9u