Testing the null model for polyandry: the need to breed explains multiple mating and constrains trading-up
Danica S McCorquodale, Jacob D. Berson, Robert J. Dugand, Natasha R. LeBas, Joseph L. Tomkins
The paper tests the null model for polyandry by showing that the need to breed explains multiple mating and constrains trading-up in cow-pea weevils.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology