Sexually antagonistic coevolution of a postmating-prezygotic reproductive character in desert Drosophila.PDF

Sexually antagonistic coevolution of a postmating- prezygotic reproductive character in desert Drosophila L. Lacey Knowles* and Therese A. Markow Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0088 Edited by Margaret G. Kidwell, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, and approved May 25, 2001 (received for review March 13, 2001) Rapid divergence in postmating-prezygotic characters suggests between the sexes. By quantifying differences in the insemina- that selection may be responsible for generating reproductive ti