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
Intraspecific variation in male mating strategies in an African ground squirrel (Xerus inauris)
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9208
Abstract: Abstract Male mating strategies respond to female availability such that variation in resources that affect spatial distribution can also alter cost–benefit tradeoffs within a population. In arid‐adapted species, rainfall alters reproduction, behavior, morphology, and population… read more here.
Keywords: mating strategies; resource; variation; xerus inauris ... See more keywords
Female mating rates and their fitness consequences in the common house spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9678
Abstract: Abstract Mating systems, with varying female mating rates occurring with the same partner (monandry) or with multiple mates (polyandry), can have far reaching consequences for population viability and the rate of gene flow. Here, we… read more here.
Keywords: spider parasteatoda; house spider; mating; female mating ... See more keywords
Evaluating the evolutionary mechanisms maintaining alternative mating strategies in a simulated bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) population
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9965
Abstract: Abstract The coexistence of distinct alternative mating strategies (AMS) is often explained by mechanisms involving trade‐offs between reproductive traits and lifetime fitness; yet their relative importance remains poorly understood. Here, we used an established individual‐based,… read more here.
Keywords: mating strategies; bull trout; alternative mating; sneaker ... See more keywords
Temporal variation in the operational sex ratio and male mating behaviours in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2017.04.011
Abstract: In polygynous species, sexual selection is mostly driven by male ability to monopolize access to females in oestrous. In ungulates, the operational sex ratio (OSR), i.e. the proportion of males to individuals ready to mate,… read more here.
Keywords: females oestrous; sex ratio; mating; operational sex ... 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
Mating-induced changes in responses of female Queensland fruit fly to male pheromones and fruit: A mechanism for mating-induced sexual inhibition.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2021.104195
Abstract: In order to reproduce, female tephritid fruit flies need both mates for fertilization and fruit for oviposition. Virgin females are prone to mating and approach males, attracted by their pheromones. Mated females, however, may experience… read more here.
Keywords: fruit; mating induced; virgin females; mating ... See more keywords
Octopaminergic system orchestrates combat and mating behaviors: a potential regulator of alternative male mating tactics in an armed beetle.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2021.104211
Abstract: Male-male combats over females and territories are widespread across animal taxa. The winner of a combat gains resources, while the loser suffers significant costs (e.g. time, energy and injury) without gaining resources. Many animals have… read more here.
Keywords: combat mating; system; mating behaviors; mating ... See more keywords
Alternative Reproductive Strategies Provide a Flexible Mechanism for Assuring Mating Success in the European Badgers (Meles meles): an investigation from hormonal measures.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2021.113823
Abstract: Selection-pressures differ with population density, but few studies investigate how this can affect reproductive physiology. European badger (Meles meles) density varies from solitary to group-living across their range, with reported mating periods throughout the entire… read more here.
Keywords: mating periods; high density; mating; density ... See more keywords
Male and female genotype and a genotype-by-genotype interaction mediate the effects of mating on cellular but not humoral immunity in female decorated crickets.
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DOI: 10.1038/s41437-020-00384-8
Abstract: Sexually antagonistic coevolution is predicted to lead to the divergence of male and female genotypes related to the effects of substances transferred by males at mating on female physiology. The outcome of mating should thus… read more here.
Keywords: immunity; female genotype; genotype; mating ... 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