| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10971117 | Animal Behaviour | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We quantified the costs to females and the benefits to males from forced copulations in fruit flies. ⺠Forcibly mated females had fewer progeny, shorter life spans and more wing damage than consensually mated females. ⺠Forcibly mated females also showed higher remating frequencies. ⺠Forcibly mated males sired significantly fewer progeny than did consensually mated males. ⺠Males may force-copulate despite low reproductive gain because of the scarcity of sexually receptive females.
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Authors
Reuven Dukas, Katherine Jongsma,