image: A mating pair of Tribolium castaneum flour beetles. By mating with multiple males, inbred females can rescue their reproductive fitness. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Sept. 23, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Ł. Michalczyk; University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, and colleagues was titled, "Inbreeding Promotes Female Promiscuity." view more
Credit: Photograph by Łukasz Michalczyk