About this episode
The episode discusses how high temperatures impact mating decisions and sexual selection in populations, using fruit flies as a case study.
Reproduction involves decisions about when to mate and who with. We know that high temperatures affect fertility, but how does this affect mating decisions and sexual selection within populations? Tilly Pembury Smith and Rhonda Snook tell us about their work using fruit files. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Heredity
Guests: Tilly Pembury Smith, Rhonda Snook
Topics covered
- sexual selection
- mating decisions
- fertility
- climate change
- fruit flies
Keywords
- sexual selection
- mating
- fertility
- high temperatures
- fruit flies
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