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Evolution of mate choice in the wild

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  • Erik Postma

    (School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales)

  • Simon C. Griffith

    (School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales)

  • Robert Brooks

    (School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales)

Abstract

Arising from: A. Qvarnström, J. E. Brommer & L. Gustafsson Nature 441, 84–86 (2006); Qvarnström et al. reply Qvarnström et al.1 test whether the preference of female collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis) for males with large forehead patches could have evolved as a by-product of selection acting on male patch size2. They find that the crucial genetic correlation between female choice and male patch size is not significant, and conclude that preference for large patches must have been shaped directly by selection. However, their use of the patch size of a female's social partner as a measure of choice is incomplete, and will result in low estimates of the potential for direct selection to shape female preference. Their study is therefore unable to resolve the question of how female preference for large forehead patches has evolved3.

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  • Erik Postma & Simon C. Griffith & Robert Brooks, 2006. "Evolution of mate choice in the wild," Nature, Nature, vol. 444(7121), pages 16-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:444:y:2006:i:7121:d:10.1038_nature05501
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05501
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