Comparing population level sexual selection in a species with alternative reproductive tactics
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Karen M. Cogliati,a Allison F. Mistakidis,a Julie R. Marentette,a Adrienne Lau,b Benjamin M. Bolker,c,d Bryan D. Neff,b and Sigal Balshinea aDepartment of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, bDepartment of Biology, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada cDepartment of Mathematics & Statistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, and dDepartment of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
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