This week saw the online publication of a collaboration with Leigh Simmons and Kath McNamara (University of Western Australia), and Nina Wedell (University of Exeter) in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology. In the paper we used X-Ray micro CT scanning to examine the evolution of female reproductive morphology of the Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella: the female reproductive tract is lined with sharp teeth, which are thought to aid in the digestion of the tough male sperm package. In the paper we test whether the shape of these teeth has diverged in populations with varying levels of sexual conflict over mating rate.
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