Male competition and speciation: expanding our framework for speciation by sexual selection
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Male competition and speciation: expanding our framework for speciation by sexual selection Alycia C. R. LACKEY*, Michael D. MARTIN, and Robin M. TINGHITELLA Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA, Department of Biology, Oxford College of Emory University, Oxford, GA 30054, USA, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA
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