Assortative mating by colored ornaments in blue tits: space and time matter
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2822
Abstract: Abstract Assortative mating is a potential outcome of sexual selection, and estimating its level is important to better understand local adaptation and underlying trait evolution. However, assortative mating studies frequently base their conclusions on small… read more here.
Keywords: mating colored; ornaments blue; assortative mating; time ... See more keywords
Diet‐based assortative mating through sexual imprinting
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5630
Abstract: Abstract Speciation is facilitated by “magic traits,” where divergent natural selection on such traits also results in assortative mating. In animal populations, diet has the potential to act as a magic trait if populations diverge… read more here.
Keywords: diet based; assortative mating; sexual imprinting; sexual isolation ... See more keywords
Evolution of assortative mating following selective introgression of pigmentation genes between two Drosophila species
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8821
Abstract: Adaptive introgression is ubiquitous in animals but experimental support for its role in driving speciation remains scarce. In the absence of conscious selection, admixed laboratory strains of Drosophila asymmetrically and progressively lose alleles from one… read more here.
Keywords: selective introgression; assortative mating; introgression; pigmentation genes ... See more keywords
Mate choice for body size leads to size assortative mating in the Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9578
Abstract: Abstract Understanding evolutionary phenomena that involve size assortative mating requires elucidating the generating mechanisms on which assortment is based. Although various mechanisms have been suggested, their relative importance may differ across taxonomic groups. Males selecting… read more here.
Keywords: ryukyu scops; otus elegans; assortative mating; size ... See more keywords
Atypical assortative mating based on body size in an explosive-breeding toad from a tropical island of southern China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2018.02.018
Abstract: Mating patterns exhibit considerable intra- and interspecific variation. Sexual selection can lead to the occurrence of random and assortative mating in different populations of the same species. Thus, understanding variation in mating decisions is crucial… read more here.
Keywords: assortative mating; mating; size; explosive breeding ... See more keywords
Marriage and Health: Selection, Protection, and Assortative Mating.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2018.02.005
Abstract: Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), we analyze the health gap between married and unmarried individuals of working-age. Controlling for observables, we find a… read more here.
Keywords: marriage health; marriage; assortative mating; selection ... See more keywords
Does the internet affect assortative mating? Evidence from the U.S. and Germany.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.06.019
Abstract: The Internet has now become a habitual channel for finding a partner, but little is known about the impact of this recent partnership market on mate selection patterns. This study revisits the supply side perspective… read more here.
Keywords: mating evidence; assortative mating; affect assortative; internet ... See more keywords
Assortative mating biases marker-based heritability estimators
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28294-9
Abstract: Many traits are subject to assortative mating, with recent molecular genetic findings confirming longstanding theoretical predictions that assortative mating induces long range dependence across causal variants. However, all marker-based heritability estimators implicitly assume mating is… read more here.
Keywords: marker based; assortative mating; based heritability; heritability estimators ... See more keywords
Assortative mating enhances postzygotic barriers to gene flow via ancestry bundling
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122179119
Abstract: Significance Interspecific hybridization is now known to be common, raising the question of how species are maintained in the face of gene flow. Assortative mating among species can limit hybridization in the first place and… read more here.
Keywords: ancestry; gene flow; assortative mating;
Assortative mating on blood type: Evidence from one million Chinese pregnancies
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2209643119
Abstract: Significance In the human population, spousal pairs have been found to share phenotypes, which demonstrates the highly nonrandom nature of human mate choice. However, assortative mating on blood type—one of the most fundamental phenotypes in… read more here.
Keywords: mating blood; evidence; assortative mating; blood type ... See more keywords
Internal migration, marriage timing and assortative mating: a mixed-method study in China
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2019.1585009
Abstract: ABSTRACT We examine how rural-to-urban migration influences marriage timing and assortative mating by family origins using data from the 2012 Chinese Family Panel Studies and in-depth interviews conducted in Beijing. To account for potential selection… read more here.
Keywords: assortative mating; timing assortative; migration; marriage ... See more keywords