社会的種における雌の装飾に関する生殖の歪みと選択
Dustin R Rubenstein1, Irby J Lovette
1Columbia University, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, 10th Floor Schermerhorn Extension, 1200 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, New York 10027, USA. dr2497@columbia.edu
Nature
|December 17, 2009
まとめ
性選択は,典型的には精巧な男性特性を好む. しかし,協力的に繁殖する鳥では,激しい雌の競争が性二形態性を減少させ,より装飾された雌と変化した進化的圧力につながります.
科学分野:
- 進化生物学の進化生物学について
- 行動生態学 行動生態学
- 鳥類学 鳥類学とは,鳥類学である.
背景:
- 古典的な性選択理論では,高生殖能力と低い親の投資により,雄が複雑な特性を進化させるという.
- これはしばしば,二次性キャラクターの男性バイアス性二形態化につながります.
研究 の 目的:
- 協同繁殖が,性内競争に関連する特徴における性二形態化にどのように影響するかを調査する.
- 両性における比較可能な選択の強度により,協力的に繁殖する種で減少した性二形態が顕著であるかどうかをテストする.
主な方法:
- 社会的多様性の高いアフリカン・スターリング (Sturnidae) の羽毛と体格の性二形態を調査した.
- 協同繁殖と非協同繁殖の種間の二形態化のレベルを比較した.
主要な成果:
- 協同繁殖で繁殖するスターリング種の羽毛と体格の減少した性二次元性を実証した.
- これらの種の資源へのアクセスと社会的地位を向上させる特質のためのメスの選択の増加を発見しました.
結論:
- 協同繁殖は,典型的な性選択の圧力を同等化したり,逆転させたりして,女性の装飾性を高めることができます.
- 協同繁殖の繁殖者における激しい女性対女性競争は,女性特性の進化を促し,性二形態化に影響を及ぼします.
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