Evolution of Male Pregnancy and Parent-offspring Interactions in Gulf Pipefish
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The cryptic choice strategy implied by our empirical results should be adaptive in natural populations of ______

pipefishes

Postcopulatory sexual selection has been virtually unexamined in ______ taxa

sexrole-reversed

If cryptic choice is a general mechanism of sexual selection, then we should expect it to evolve in ______ species

sex-role-reversed

Gulf pipefishes show that cryptic choice is a process of fundamental ______

<p>significance</p> Signup and view all the answers

The brood pouch seems to be a structure that evolved to nurture and provide for ______

<p>offspring</p> Signup and view all the answers

The male's investment in broods may vary based on the ______ of the pregnancy

<p>value</p> Signup and view all the answers

Males have the ability to adaptively affect their investment in broods based on the ______ of the pregnancy

<p>value</p> Signup and view all the answers

Males may invest fewer resources in broods originating from ______ females

<p>smaller</p> Signup and view all the answers

Males can exploit the reproductive contributions of some females by actively ______ embryos

<p>absorbing</p> Signup and view all the answers

The pouch grants the male better control over ______

<p>reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

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