No association between metabolic rate and an exaggerated sexually selected trait
Kentarou Matsumura, Tomohito Noda, Manmohan D. Sharma, Kensuke Okada, Takahisa Miyatake, David J. Hosken
The paper tests if weapon size in beetles is energetically costly by examining associations with metabolic rate, finding no significant link but identifying genetic and developmental influences on weapon size.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · Oct 17, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology