Fascinating article at New Scientist. I've jumped to the conclusion but that is a disservice. Please read it all.
We found no support for the idea that increased female resistance to mating results in sons that are more successful in competition with other males, or in more fertile daughters. Hence, female resistance is mostly beneficial to the female herself, while inadvertent selection for male 'persistence' plays a minor role, says Alexei Maklakov, who led the study.
Another study reported at Discovery discussed how female choice created diminutive, but persistent males in spiders, Deadly Spider Demands Long Courtship, or Else.
A great way to sail into the Halloween weekend...
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