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Nature 423, 929-930 (26 June 2003) | doi:10.1038/423929a

Evolution: The battle between the sexes

Tom Tregenza

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Male–female conflict over mating rate can drive rapid evolution and lead to female refusal to mate with males from other populations, so implicating sexual conflict in the generation of biodiversity.

Sexual conflict is a pervasive feature of the living world. Although the sexes need one another, they rarely have exactly the same priorities.