Sexual conflict as a partitioning of selection

David F. Westneat; Andrew Sih

doi:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0195

Sexual conflict as a partitioning of selection

David F. Westneat, Andrew Sih

Biology

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Abstract

Sexual conflict appears to be a powerful force in evolution. We suggest that selection theory can readily be adapted for cases of sexual conflict and illustrate how it can provide a new perspective on what traits cause conflict and might respond to its presence. Use of selection theory resolves some terminological confusion, provides operational measures of conflict and generates a conceptual tool for parsing the causes and consequences of conflict in complex systems of male-female interactions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	675-677
Number of pages	3
Journal	Biology Letters
Volume	5
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2009.0195
State	Published - Oct 23 2009

Keywords

Interlocus
Intralocus
Sexual selection
Social selection

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Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)

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