Spatial structure imposes sex-specific costs but does not reduce interlocus sexual conflict

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Halder, Subhasish, Kar, Shramana, Sethi, Simran, Tewari, Swadha, Verma, Tanya, Nandy, Bodhisatta
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 03.03.2024
• Subjects: Costs; Females; Habitats; Sexes; Starvation; Survival

Spatial structure is a common feature of all naturally occurring populations. Theoretically, spatial structuring of a habitat could modulate the intensity of Interlocus sexual conflict (ISC) in a population, possibly by modulating intersexual encounter rate. We tested this theory using laboratory po...