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- Title
Sexual selection on the genital lobes of male Drosophila simulans.
- Authors
House, Clarissa M.; Lewis, Zenobia; Sharma, Manmohan D.; Hodgson, David J.; Hunt, John; Wedell, Nina; Hosken, David J.
- Abstract
Sexual selection is thought to be responsible for the rapid divergent evolution of male genitalia with several studies detecting multivariate sexual selection on genital form. However, in most cases, selection is only estimated during a single episode of selection, which provides an incomplete view of net selection on genital traits. Here, we estimate the strength and form of multivariate selection on the genitalia arch of Drosophila simulans when mating occurs in the absence of a competitor and during sperm competition, in both sperm defence and offense roles (i.e., when mating first and last). We found that the strength of sexual selection on the genital arch was strongest during noncompetitive mating and weakest during sperm offense. However, the direction of selection was similar across selection episodes with no evidence for antagonistic selection. Overall, selection was not particularly strong despite genitals clearly evolving rapidly in this species.
- Subjects
SEXUAL selection; SPERM competition; MALE reproductive organs; GENITALIA; FEMALE reproductive organs; SPERMATOZOA
- Publication
Evolution, 2021, Vol 75, Issue 2, p501
- ISSN
0014-3820
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/evo.14158