性别特定的人口统计学和特里弗斯-威拉德理论的概括
Susanne Schindler1, Jean-Michel Gaillard2, André Grüning3
1University of Oxford, Department of Zoology, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK.
Nature
|September 22, 2015
概括
根据特里弗斯-威拉德理论, 母亲根据条件调整后代的性别比例. 这项研究揭示了性别特异性的人生特征至关重要, 显示基于条件的简单调整是不够的.
科学领域:
- 进化生物学
- 行为生态学
- 人口动态
背景情况:
- 特里弗斯 - 威拉德理论认为,孕产妇的状况会影响物种中的后代的性别比例.
- 特里弗斯-威拉德理论的经验支持有限,特别是在性别特异的人口差异方面.
- 现有的模型往往忽略了死亡率,生殖时间表和生命史策略的关键性差异.
研究的目的:
- 通过结合性别特异性的生命史特征来扩展和概括Trivers-Willard理论.
- 解释理论预测与观察后代性别比例之间的差异.
- 调查人口差异在母亲性别分配策略中的作用.
主要方法:
- 两性人口模型的开发.
- 使用自由生活哺乳动物种群的人口数据的模型参数化.
- 对不同程度的人口性别差异的分析.
主要成果:
- 跨越生命周期的生命历史特征的性别差异可以产生不同的性别分配策略.
- 简单的母体状况与后代性别比率之间的相关性不足以证实适应性调整.
- 模型的结果表明人口统计和性别比例的演变之间存在复杂的相互作用.
结论:
- 只有母亲的情况可能不是适应性后代性别比率调整的唯一驱动因素.
- 综合性,性别特异的人口数据对于准确的进化建模至关重要.
- 特里弗斯-威拉德理论需要精细化,以解释多妻性物种的性别特异性生命史变异.
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