Evolution of divergent female mating preference in response to experimental sexual selection.

ABSTRACT: Sexual selection is predicted to drive the coevolution of mating signals and preferences (mating traits) within populations, and could play a role in speciation if sexual isolation arises due to mating trait divergence between populations. However, few studies have demonstrated that differences in mating traits between populations result from sexual selection alone. Experimental evolution is a promising approach to directly examine the action of sexual selection on mating trait divergence among populations. We manipulated the opportunity for sexual selection (low vs. high) in populations of Drosophila pseudoobscura. Previous studies on these experimental populations have shown that sexual selection manipulation resulted in the divergence between sexual selection treatments of several court

SUBMITTER: Debelle A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4262321 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature