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Predictors of male insemination success in the mosquitofish ( Gambusia holbrooki )
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Head, Megan L. Vega‐Trejo, Regina Jacomb, Frances Jennions, Michael D. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Journal: Ecology and Evolution Identifying targets of selection is key to understanding the evolution of sexually selected behavioral and morphological traits. Many animals have coercive mating, yet little is known about whether and how mate choice operates when these are the dominant mating tactic. Here, we use multivariate selection analysis to examine the direction and shape of selection on male insemination success in the mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki). We found direct selection on only one of five measured traits, but correlational selection involving all five traits. Larger males with longer gonopodia and with intermediate sperm counts were more likely to inseminate females than smaller males with shorter gonopodia and extreme sperm counts. Our results highlight the need to investigate sexual selection using a multivariate framework even in species that lack complex sexual signals. Further, female choice appears to be important in driving the evolution of male sexual traits in this species where sexual coercion is the dominant mating tactic. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4662323/pdf |
| Ending Page | 5006 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 4999 |
| ISSN | 20457758 |
| e-ISSN | 20457758 |
| DOI | 10.1002/ece3.1775 |
| Journal | Ecology and Evolution |
| Issue Number | 21 |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publisher Date | 2015-10-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Ecology and Evolution Evolutionary Biology Correlational Selection Insemination Success Mate Choice Mating Success |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation |
