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Local Adaptation and the Evolution of Female Choice

Holman, Luke; Kokko, Hanna

Authors

Hanna Kokko



Contributors

John Hunt
Editor

David J. Hosken
Editor

Abstract

The evolution of mate choice remains controversial, particularly when the choosy sex receives nothing but genes from their mates. Indirect benefits are predicted to be meagre because persistent female choice depletes genetic variation in the male traits under sexual selection. This chapter suggests that the theoretical basis of local adaptation and mate choice has yet to be satisfactorily integrated, but that such integration is highly desirable. Moreover, because local adaptation is central to many important topics including the evolution of dispersal and range size, resilience to climate change and speciation, understanding the evolution and genetic consequences of mate choice under Genotype‐by‐Environment Interactions (GEIs) is a priority.

Citation

Holman, L., & Kokko, H. (2014). Local Adaptation and the Evolution of Female Choice. In J. Hunt, & D. J. Hosken (Eds.), Genotype‐by‐Environment Interactions and Sexual Selection. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118912591.ch3

Online Publication Date Aug 29, 2014
Publication Date Sep 8, 2014
Deposit Date Mar 19, 2021
Publisher Wiley
Book Title Genotype‐by‐Environment Interactions and Sexual Selection
ISBN 9780470671795
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118912591.ch3
Keywords female choice, genotype‐by‐environment interactions (GEIs), sexual selection
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2722873