Abstract
Highlights
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Inbred males are often lower-quality mates, so females may avoid mating with them.
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We studied female preferences for outbred versus inbred males in a burying beetle.
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Inbred females preferred outbred males, but outbred females showed no preference.
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Inbred males have lower mating success only when interacting with inbred females.
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Inbred males are often lower-quality mates, so females may avoid mating with them.
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We studied female preferences for outbred versus inbred males in a burying beetle.
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Inbred females preferred outbred males, but outbred females showed no preference.
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Inbred males have lower mating success only when interacting with inbred females.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 369-374 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Animal Behaviour |
| Volume | 123 |
| Early online date | 18 Dec 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- burying beetle
- direct benefits
- inbreeding
- mate choice
- mating success
- Nicrophorus vespilloides
- sexual selection