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Pairing dynamics and the origin of species.
Puebla, Oscar , Bermingham, E. and Guichard, F. (2012) Pairing dynamics and the origin of species. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 279 (1731). pp. 1085-1092. DOI 10.1098/rspb.2011.1549.
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Abstract
Whether sexual selection alone can drive the evolution of assortative mating in the presence of gene flow is a long-standing question in evolutionary biology. Here, we report a role for pairing dynamics of individuals when mate choice is mutual, which is sufficient for the evolution of assortative mating by sexual selection alone in the presence of gene flow. Through behavioural observation, individual-based simulation and population genetic analysis, we evaluate the pairing dynamics of coral reef fish in the genus Hypoplectrus (Serranidae), and the role these dynamics can play for the evolution of assortative mating. When mate choice is mutual and the stability of mating pairs is critical for reproductive success, the evolution of assortative mating in the presence of gene flow is not only possible, but is also a robust evolutionary outcome.
Document Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | speciation; sexual selection; assortative mating; marine; Hypoplectrus; matching |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Access Journal?: | No |
Publisher: | Royal Society of London |
Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2015 12:27 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jun 2020 12:21 |
URI: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/29657 |
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