Article
Mate choice and the genetic basis for colour variation in a polymorphic dart frog: inferences from a wild pedigree.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2012
Richards-Zawacki Corinne L, Wang Ian J, Summers Kyle
Abstract excerpt
Understanding how reproductive barriers evolve during speciation remains an important question in evolution. Divergence in mating preferences may be a common first step in this process. The striking colour pattern diversity of strawberry dart frog (Dendrobates pumilio) populations has likely been shaped by sexual selection. Previous laboratory studies have shown that females attend to male coloration and prefer...
Topics
- Animals
- Anura
- Female
- Genetics, Population
- Inheritance Patterns
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Male
- Mating Preference, Animal
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Pigmentation
- Reproductive Isolation