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Review
. 2007 May 1;17(9):R335-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.03.004.

Sexual selection: does condition dependence fail to resolve the 'lek paradox'?

Samuel Cotton  1 , Andrew Pomiankowski
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Sexual selection: does condition dependence fail to resolve the 'lek paradox'?

Samuel Cotton et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

The 'lek paradox'--the hypothesis that females do not gain substantial genetic benefits from mate choice--could be resolved by sexually selected traits being indicative of male condition. A recent paper, however, suggests that this may not be the case in Drosophila bunnanda.

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