Postmating sexual selection and the enigmatic jawed genitalia of Callosobruchus subinnotatus
M. van Haren, J. Liljestrand Ronn, M. Schilthuizen, G. Arnqvist
The study investigates the function of jaw-like male genitalia in Callosobruchus subinnotatus by ablation experiments, finding that these structures increase female egg production rather than sperm competition success.
bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2017Evolutionary Biology