Genotype By Environment Interactions And Sexual Selection

Author : John Hunt,David J. Hosken
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
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Release : 2014-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118912621

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Genotype-by-Environment Interactions and Sexual Selection by John Hunt,David J. Hosken Pdf

Sexual selection is recognized as being responsible for some ofthe most extravagant morphologies and behaviors in the naturalworld, as well as a driver of some of the most rapid evolution.While Charles Darwin’s theory is now a fundamental componentof modern evolutionary biology, the impact ofgenotype-by-environment interactions on sexual selection has thusfar received little attention. This book represents the first comprehensive analysis of therole genotype-by-environment interactions play in sexual selectionand the potential implications that they have for the evolutionaryprocess. The Editors have identified 13 topics that currentlydefine the field and shed light on the impacts of theseinteractions on sexual selection. This includes key topics, such asresolving the lek paradox and how genotype-by-environmentalinteractions can compromise the honesty of sexual signals. Thevolume also outlines key questions that remain unanswered andprovides a comprehensive guide to analyzing genotype-by-environmentinteractions. The mix of theory, empirical studies, and practical instructionsfrom world leading experts make this book a particularly potent anddefinitive guide on the topic. It will be of interest toevolutionary biologists, spanning from genomicists tobehaviorists. “This is a very timely book, covering a topic thatshould change the way we think about sexual selection. Thecontributors are all leaders and the topics should provide guidanceto many PhD projects in the years to come. GEI is increasinglyshown to be important, and it seems likely that it is critical inspecies where sexual selection is operating. This book is likely tohelp revitalize the study of sexual selection.” ProfessorAllen Moore, The University of Georgia “GEIs fascinate evolutionary biologists, but the uniqueconsequences for sexually selected traits have been neglected -until now. This multi-authored book comprehensively explains keytheoretical concepts, handles practical ‘how to’ issuesand uses classic case studies to illustrate the value of studyingGEIs. It is a must read for everyone interested in sexualselection.” Professor Michael Jennions, The AustralianNational University

Author : Fiona Caroline Ingleby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:855694730

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Genotype-by-environment Interactions and Sexual Selection by Fiona Caroline Ingleby Pdf

Genotype-by-environment interactions (G x Es) describe genetic variation for phenotypic plasticity, such that the relative performance of genotypes varies across environments. These interactions have been studied in the context of natural selection for decades, but research interest in the evolutionary consequences of G x Es in sexual traits is more recent. Theory suggests that G x Es in sexual traits could be of fundamental importance to the operation of sexual selection across heterogeneous environments, but empirical research lags behind the theory. In this thesis, I review the current literature on the role of G x Es in sexual selection and identify areas for further research. Using cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) in the fruit fly Drosophila simulans as a model system for sexual selection, I examine G x Es in trait expression and quantify the effect of these G x Es in terms of sexual signal reliability and the coevolution of male and female sexual traits. To do so, I use a combination of quantitative genetics and laboratory environmental manipulations. First, I demonstrate that male CHC profile is subject to sexual selection through female mate choice and find some variation in patterns of mate choice across diets and temperatures (Chapter 3). Next, I identify G x Es in male and female CHC expression across diets and temperatures, although G x Es in male CHC profile across temperatures are weak (Chapter 4). I find that G x Es in male CHC expression can cause sexual signal unreliability, as predicted by theory, since male CHCs do not reliably signal heritable aspects of male attractiveness across diets and temperatures (Chapter 5). I also find G x Es in some aspects of female mate choice across temperatures (Chapter 6). In spite of the evidence for signal unreliability and variation in female mate choice across environments, I show that the overall outcome of mate choice is unaffected by G x Es, such that the same male genotypes are attractive across diets and temperatures (Chapters 5 and 6). From my results, it seems likely that females assess male attractiveness based on multiple male sexual signals, so that whilst male CHCs influence mate choice, CHC profile does not necessarily correlate well with overall male attractiveness. I discuss the implications of these results for the evolution of sexual traits and the genetic covariance between male and female sexual traits across environments. The research in this thesis highlights the importance of multivariate studies of sexual selection across environments for a more complete understanding of the evolution of sexual traits.

Author : Tim R. Birkhead,Dave J. Hosken,Scott S. Pitnick
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080919871

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Sperm Biology by Tim R. Birkhead,Dave J. Hosken,Scott S. Pitnick Pdf

Sperm Biology represents the first analysis of the evolutionary significance of sperm phenotypes and derived sperm traits and the possible selection pressures responsible for sperm-egg coevolution. An understanding of sperm evolution is fast developing and promises to shed light on many topics from basic reproductive biology to the evolutionary process itself as well as the sperm proteome, the sperm genome and the quantitative genetics of sperm. The Editors have identified 15 topics of current interest and biological significance to cover all aspects of this bizarre, fascinating and important subject. It comprises the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of the evolution of sperm and pointers for future research, written by experts in both sperm biology and evolutionary biology. The combination of evolution and sperm is a potent mix, and this is the definitive account. The first review survey of this emerging field Written by experts from a broad array of disciplines from the physiological and biomedical to the ecological and evolutionary Sheds light on the intricacies of reproduction and the coevolution of sperm, egg and reproductive behavior

Author : Michael Lynch,Bruce Walsh
Publisher : Sinauer Associates Incorporated
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0878934812

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Genetics and Analysis of Quantitative Traits by Michael Lynch,Bruce Walsh Pdf

Professors Lynch and Walsh bring together the diverse array of theoretical and empirical applications of quantitative genetics in a work that is comprehensive and accessible to anyone with a rudimentary understanding of statistics and genetics.

Author : William Eberhard
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691207209

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Female Control by William Eberhard Pdf

A growing body of evidence has begun to reveal flaws in the traditional assumption of female passivity and lack of discrimination after copulation has begun. William Eberhard has compiled an impressive array of research on the ability of females to shape the outcome of mating. He describes studies of many different cryptic mechanisms by which a female can accept a male for copulation but nevertheless reject him as a father. Evidence from various fields indicates that such selectivity by females may be the norm rather than the exception. Because most post-copulatory competition between males for paternity is played out within the bodies of females, female behavior, morphology, and physiology probably often influence male success in these contests. Eberhard draws examples from a diversity of organisms, ranging from ctenophores to scorpions, nematodes to frogs, and crickets to humans. Cryptic female choice establishes a new bridge between sexual selection theory and reproductive physiology, in particular the physiological effects of male seminal products on female reproductive processes, such as sperm transport, oviposition, and remating. Eberhard interweaves his review of previous studies with speculation on the consequences of this theoretical development, and indicates promising new directions for future research.

Author : Anders Pape Møller,Wolfgang Fiedler,Peter Berthold
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780199569748

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Effects of Climate Change on Birds by Anders Pape Møller,Wolfgang Fiedler,Peter Berthold Pdf

"Effects of Climate Change on Birds provides an exhaustive and up-to-date synthesis of the science of climate change as it relates to birds." -- Back cover.

Author : David J. Hosken,John Hunt,Nina Wedell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119313687

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Genes and Behaviour by David J. Hosken,John Hunt,Nina Wedell Pdf

Provides a broad snapshot of recent findings showing how the environment and genes influence behavior The great debate of nature versus nurture rages on — but our understanding of the genetic basis of many behaviors has expanded over the last decade, and there is now very good evidence showing that seemingly complex behaviours can have relatively simple genetic underpinnings, but also that most behaviours have very complicated genetic and environmental architecture. Studies have also clearly shown that behaviors, and other traits, are influenced not just by genes and the environment, but also by the statistical interaction between the two. This book aims to end the nature versus nurture argument by showing that behaviors are nature and nurture and the interaction between the two, and by illustrating how single genes can explain some of the variation in behaviors even when they are seemingly complex. Genes and Behaviour: Beyond Nature-Nurture puts to rest the nature versus nurture dichotomy, providing an up-to-date synopsis of where we are, how far we've come and where we are headed. It considers the effects of a dual-inheritance of genes and culture, and genes and social environment, and highlights how indirect genetic effects can affect the evolution of behavior. It also examines the effect of non-self genes on the behavior of hosts, shines a light on the nature and nurturing of animal minds and invites us to embrace all the complexity nature and nurture generates, and more. Explores exciting new findings about behavior and where we go from here Features contributions by top scholars of the subject Seeks to end the nature versus nurture debate forever Genes and Behaviour: Beyond Nature-Nurture is a unique, and eye-opening read that will appeal to Ph.D. Students, post-doctoral fellows, and researchers in evolution and behavior. Additionally, the book will also be of interest to geneticists, sociologists and philosophers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Page : 4540 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781464963704

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Issues in Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences Research: 2011 Edition by Anonim Pdf

Issues in Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences Research: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences Research. The editors have built Issues in Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences Research: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences Research in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences Research: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780123808974

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Advances in the Study of Behavior by Anonim Pdf

Advances in the Study of Behavior was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior. That number is still expanding. This volume makes another important "contribution to the development of the field" by presenting theoretical ideas and research to those studying animal behavior and to their colleagues in neighboring fields. Advances in the Study of Behavior is now available online at ScienceDirect full-text online from volume 30 onward.

Author : Todd K. Shackelford
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 2222 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781529737448

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The SAGE Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology by Todd K. Shackelford Pdf

Evolutionary psychology is an important and rapidly expanding area in the life, social, and behavioral sciences, and this Handbook represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference text in the field today. Over three volumes, the Handbook provides a rich overview of the most important theoretical and empirical work in the field. Chapters cover a broad range of topics, including theoretical foundations, the integration of evolutionary psychology with other life, social, and behavioral sciences, as well as with the arts and the humanities, and the increasing power of evolutionary psychology to inform applied fields, including medicine, psychiatry, law, and education. Each of the volumes has been carefully curated to have a strong thematic focus, covering: - The foundations of evolutionary psychology; - The integration of evolutionary psychology with other disciplines, and; - The applications of evolutionary psychology. The SAGE Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students in all areas of psychology, and in related disciplines across the life, social, and behavioral sciences.

Author : Ulrika Candolin,Bob B. M. Wong
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191633263

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Behavioural Responses to a Changing World by Ulrika Candolin,Bob B. M. Wong Pdf

Human-induced environmental change currently represents the single greatest threat to global biodiversity. Species are typically adapted to the local environmental conditions in which they have evolved. Changes in environmental conditions initially influence behaviour, which in turn affects species interactions, population dynamics, evolutionary processes and, ultimately, biodiversity. How animals respond to changed conditions, and how this influences population viability, is an area of growing research interest. Yet, despite the vital links between environmental change, behaviour, and population dynamics, surprisingly little has been done to bridge these areas of research. Behavioural Responses to a Changing World is the first book of its kind devoted to understanding behavioural responses to environmental change. The volume is comprehensive in scope, discussing impacts on both the mechanisms underlying behavioural processes, as well as the longer-term ecological and evolutionary consequences. Drawing on international experts from across the globe, the book covers topics as diverse as endocrine disruption, learning, reproduction, migration, species interactions, and evolutionary rescue.

Author : Gil G. Rosenthal
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691150673

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Mate Choice by Gil G. Rosenthal Pdf

A major new look at the evolution of mating decisions in organisms from protozoans to humans The popular consensus on mate choice has long been that females select mates likely to pass good genes to offspring. In Mate Choice, Gil Rosenthal overturns much of this conventional wisdom. Providing the first synthesis of the topic in more than three decades, and drawing from a wide range of fields, including animal behavior, evolutionary biology, social psychology, neuroscience, and economics, Rosenthal argues that "good genes" play a relatively minor role in shaping mate choice decisions and demonstrates how mate choice is influenced by genetic factors, environmental effects, and social interactions. Looking at diverse organisms, from protozoans to humans, Rosenthal explores how factors beyond the hunt for good genes combine to produce an endless array of preferences among species and individuals. He explains how mating decisions originate from structural constraints on perception and from nonsexual functions, and how single organisms benefit or lose from their choices. Both the origin of species and their fusion through hybridization are strongly influenced by direct selection on preferences in sexual and nonsexual contexts. Rosenthal broadens the traditional scope of mate choice research to encompass not just animal behavior and behavioral ecology but also neurobiology, the social sciences, and other areas. Focusing on mate choice mechanisms, rather than the traits they target, Mate Choice offers a groundbreaking perspective on the proximate and ultimate forces determining the evolutionary fate of species and populations.

Author : W.D. Hanson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:709440903

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Statistical Genetics and Plant Breeding a Symposium by W.D. Hanson Pdf

Author : Nils Anthes,Peter M. Kappeler,Ralph Bergmüller,Wolf Blanckenhorn,H. Jane Brockmann,Claudia Fichtel,Lutz Fromhage,Joachim Frommen,Wolfgang Goymann,Juergen Heinze,Katharina Hirschenhauser,Heribert Hofer,Sylvia Kaiser,Bart Kempenaers,Gerald Kerth,Judith Ingrid Korb,Kurt M. Kotrschal,Cornelila Kraus,Martha Manser,Nico Michiels,Robin F. A. Moritz,Mario Pahl,Dustin Penn,Norbert Sachser,Martin Schaefer,Carel P. van Schaik,Jutta M. Schneider,Isabella Schreiber,Michael Taborsky,Jürgen Tautz,Fritz Trillmich,Shaowu Zhang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 707 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642026249

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Animal Behaviour: Evolution and Mechanisms by Nils Anthes,Peter M. Kappeler,Ralph Bergmüller,Wolf Blanckenhorn,H. Jane Brockmann,Claudia Fichtel,Lutz Fromhage,Joachim Frommen,Wolfgang Goymann,Juergen Heinze,Katharina Hirschenhauser,Heribert Hofer,Sylvia Kaiser,Bart Kempenaers,Gerald Kerth,Judith Ingrid Korb,Kurt M. Kotrschal,Cornelila Kraus,Martha Manser,Nico Michiels,Robin F. A. Moritz,Mario Pahl,Dustin Penn,Norbert Sachser,Martin Schaefer,Carel P. van Schaik,Jutta M. Schneider,Isabella Schreiber,Michael Taborsky,Jürgen Tautz,Fritz Trillmich,Shaowu Zhang Pdf

This up-to-date review examines key areas of animal behaviour, including communication, cognition, conflict, cooperation, sexual selection and behavioural variation. Various tests are covered, including recent empirical examples.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 3052 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128132524

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Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior by Anonim Pdf

Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Second Edition, Four Volume Set the latest update since the 2010 release, builds upon the solid foundation established in the first edition. Updated sections include Host-parasite interactions, Vertebrate social behavior, and the introduction of ‘overview essays’ that boost the book's comprehensive detail. The structure for the work is modified to accommodate a better grouping of subjects. Some chapters have been reshuffled, with section headings combined or modified. Represents a one-stop resource for scientifically reliable information on animal behavior Provides comparative approaches, including the perspective of evolutionary biologists, physiologists, endocrinologists, neuroscientists and psychologists Includes multimedia features in the online version that offer accessible tools to readers looking to deepen their understanding