THE GENETIC-BASIS OF FEMALE MATE PREFERENCES

被引:190
作者
BAKKER, TCM
POMIANKOWSKI, A
机构
[1] Abteilung Verhaltensökologie, Zoologisches Institut, University of Bern, Hinterkappelen, CH-3032
[2] Department of Genetics and Biometry, University College of London, London, NW1 2HE
关键词
SEXUAL SELECTION; FEMALE MATING PREFERENCE; GENETIC VARIANCE; GENETIC COVARIANCE;
D O I
10.1046/j.1420-9101.1995.8020129.x
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
We review the evidence for genetic variation in female and male mate preferences. Genetic differences between species and partially isolated races show that preferences can evolve and were genetically variable in the past. Within populations there is good evidence of genetic variation, both of discrete genetic effects (8 cases) and quantitative genetic effects (17 cases), from a diverse range of taxa. We also review evidence for the presence of genetic covariance between mate preferences and sexual traits in the other sex. The 11 studies go a long way to validating the theoretical prediction of positive genetic covariance. The few negative results are best explained by a lack of appropriate experimental design. One unresolved question is whether genetic covariance is due to linkage disequilibrium between unlinked genes or physical linkage. Some evidence points to linkage disequilibrium but this is not yet conclusive.
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页码:129 / 171
页数:43
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