Sexually antagonistic co-evolution can explain female display signals and male sensory adaptations.
R. A. W. Wiberg, R. L. Murray, E. Herridge, V. Parssinen, D. T. Gwynne, L. F. Bussiere
The paper shows a covariance between male eye exaggeration and female ornamentation in dance flies, suggesting a role for sexually antagonistic coevolution.
bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2022Evolutionary Biology