FlyTestes: Testes Size in Flies
Description
Testes size (square mm; Testes.area
) in 8 populations of common
yellow dung flies (Scathophaga stercoraria) with different mating
systems (Mating.system
).
Format
A data frame with 8 observations on the following 2 variables.
- mating
- a factor with levels
Monogamous
Polyandrous
- testes.area
- a numeric vector
Source
Hosken, D.J. and P.I. Ward. 2001. Experimental evidence for testis
size evolution via sperm competition. Ecology Letters 4: 10-13.