Local Adaptation and the Evolution of Female Choice

Luke Holman*, Hanna Kokko

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    Abstract

    The evolution of mate choice remains controversial, particularly when the choosy sex receives nothing but genes from their mates. Indirect benefits are predicted to be meagre because persistent female choice depletes genetic variation in the male traits under sexual selection. This chapter suggests that the theoretical basis of local adaptation and mate choice has yet to be satisfactorily integrated, but that such integration is highly desirable. Moreover, because local adaptation is central to many important topics including the evolution of dispersal and range size, resilience to climate change and speciation, understanding the evolution and genetic consequences of mate choice under Genotype-by-Environment Interactions (GEIs) is a priority.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationGenotype-by-Environment Interactions and Sexual Selection
    PublisherWiley-Blackwell
    Pages41-62
    Number of pages22
    ISBN (Electronic)9781118912591
    ISBN (Print)9780470671795
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Oct 2014

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