Observed shifts in the contact zone between two forms of the diving beetle Hydroporus memnonius are consistent with predictions from sexual conflict.

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Published in PeerJ on June 14, 2016

Authors

David T Bilton1, Garth N Foster2

Author Affiliations

1: Marine Biology & Ecology Research Centre, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom.
2: Aquatic Coleoptera Conservation Trust, Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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