Large male horned dung beetles, Onthophagus taurus, use thei…
Large male horned dung beetles, Onthophagus taurus, use their horns as weapons in fights with rival males over ownership of breeding tunnels containing females. Females excavate (dig) tunnels beneath fresh dung (manure) piles where they mate with the males, and then lay their eggs. The use of the horns by the males in contest for the breeding tunnels is an example of: I: intersexual selectionII: intrasexual selectionIII: sexual selection
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