TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexual selection
T2 - incorporating non-genetic inheritance
AU - Head, Megan L.
AU - Jennions, Michael D.
AU - Zajitschek, Susanne RK
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Non-genetic inheritance (NGI) is the transmission of parental factors, other than DNA sequences, to offspring that then affect their phenotype. Within the last decade, NGI has invoked considerable interest from evolutionary biologists. Numerous models indicate that NGI could be an important contributor to processes driven by natural selection, including speciation and local adaptation. However, less attention has been given to the role of NGI in the evolution of sexually selected traits. Here, we focus on recent theoretical models to highlight how NGI that leads to offspring acquiring either adaptive or non-adaptive traits can both influence sexual selection.
AB - Non-genetic inheritance (NGI) is the transmission of parental factors, other than DNA sequences, to offspring that then affect their phenotype. Within the last decade, NGI has invoked considerable interest from evolutionary biologists. Numerous models indicate that NGI could be an important contributor to processes driven by natural selection, including speciation and local adaptation. However, less attention has been given to the role of NGI in the evolution of sexually selected traits. Here, we focus on recent theoretical models to highlight how NGI that leads to offspring acquiring either adaptive or non-adaptive traits can both influence sexual selection.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cobeha.2016.10.005
DO - 10.1016/j.cobeha.2016.10.005
M3 - Review article
SN - 2352-1546
VL - 12
SP - 129
EP - 137
JO - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
JF - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
ER -