Evolutionary biologists at University of Western Australia, focusing on the mite Rhizoglyphus echinopus, have identified two different types of male - “fighters”, which posses weapons that are used to kill their rivals, and “scramblers”, which are incapable of harming each other. So who wins when it comes to securing a mate?
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