Frequency-dependent sexual selection with respect to offspring fitness returns is consistent with predictions from rock-paper-scissors dynamics in the European common lizard

Frequency-dependent sexual selection with respect to offspring fitness returns is consistent with predictions from rock-paper-scissors dynamics in the European common lizard

Genetic polymorphism can be maintained over time by negative frequency-dependent (FD) selection induced by Rock-paper-scissors (RPS) social systems. RPS games produce cyclic dynamics, and have been suggested to exist in lizards, insects, isopods, plants, and bacteria. Sexual selection is predicted t...

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Main Authors: Patrick S. Fitze, Virginia eGonzález Jimena, Luis M. eSan-Jose, Benoit eHeulin, Barry eSinervo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
behaviour
Sexual selection
colour polymorphism
Zootoca vivipara
Female mate choice
intra-sexual selection
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2014.00077/full

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