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Evolutionary biology

the finding that reproductive success varies more and rises more steeply with number of mates in males than in females.

In evolutionary biology, Bateman's principle refers to the finding that reproductive success varies more and rises more steeply with number of mates in males than in females. This meaning comes from Bateman (1948) in Heredity.[1]

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  1. Bateman, A. J. (1948). Intra-sexual selection in Drosophila. Heredity, 2(3), 349-368. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1948.21

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