Social networks capture the sexual interactions in populations & reveal mating games says Oxford University research at http://t.co/ZprdEyVY
January 22, 2013
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Phys.Org Mobile: 'Sexual networks' reveal complex mating game
These 'sexual networks' can unlock how sexual selection operates in animal societies where females often mate with multiple males. The network-based approach could also help to study the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases. A report of the research appears in a specially-themed issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.