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Genetic architecture of sexual selection: QTL mapping of male song and female receiver traits in an acoustic moth.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Limousin Denis, Streiff Réjane, Courtois Brigitte, Dupuy Virginie, Alem Sylvain, Greenfield Michael D
Abstract excerpt
Models of indirect (genetic) benefits sexual selection predict linkage disequilibria between genes that influence male traits and female preferences, owing to non-random mate choice or physical linkage. Such linkage disequilibria can accelerate the evolution of traits and preferences to exaggerated levels. Both theory and recent empirical findings on species recognition suggest that such linkage disequilibria may...
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