Eyespan reflects reproductive quality in wild stalk-eyed flies

• Main Authors: Hashim, Rosli, Pomiankowski, A., Cotton, S., Small, J.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/8331/; http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10682-009-9292-6.pdf

Handicap models of sexual selection propose that females use male sexual ornaments as a cue in mate choice because they reflect commodities that increase female fitness, either directly or indirectly. In contrast to studies on vertebrates, most investigations of ornaments in insects and other invert...