Article
Patterns of mating-system evolution in hermaphroditic animals: correlations among selfing rate, inbreeding depression, and the timing of reproduction.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 May 2011
Escobar Juan S, Auld Josh R, Correa Ana C, Alonso Juan M, Bony Yves K, Coutellec Marie-Agnès, Koene Joris M, Pointier Jean-Pierre, Jarne Philippe, David Patrice
Abstract excerpt
In hermaphrodites, traits that influence the selfing rate can coevolve with inbreeding depression, leading to the emergence of evolutionary syndromes. Theory predicts a negative correlation between inbreeding depression and selfing rate across species. This prediction has only been examined and validated in vascular plants. Furthermore, selfing rates are often influenced by environmental conditions (e.g., lack of...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Genetic Variation
- Hermaphroditic Organisms
- Inbreeding
- Plants
- Reproduction
- Selection, Genetic
- Self-Fertilization
- Sexual Behavior, Animal
- Snails