Article
An eco-evolutionary feedback loop between population dynamics and fighter expression affects the evolution of alternative reproductive tactics.
The Journal of animal ecology - 1 Jan 2019
Croll Jasper C, Egas Martijn, Smallegange Isabel M
Abstract excerpt
Surprisingly, little is known about how eco-evolutionary feedback loops affect trait dynamics within a single population. Polymorphisms of discrete alternative phenotypes present ideal test beds to investigate this, as the alternative phenotypes typically exhibit contrasting demographic rates mediated through frequency or density dependence, and are thus differentially affected by selection. Alternative...
Topics
- Acaridae
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Female
- Male
- Phenotype
- Population Density
- Population Dynamics
- Reproduction