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Sexually antagonistic genetic variation for fitness in red deer

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  • Katharina Foerster

    (Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK)

  • Tim Coulson

    (Imperial College, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK)

  • Ben C. Sheldon

    (Edward Grey Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK)

  • Josephine M. Pemberton

    (Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK)

  • Tim H. Clutton-Brock

    (University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK)

  • Loeske E. B. Kruuk

    (Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK)

Abstract

The bad side of a good gene The unique long-term study of the red deer populations on the Isle of Rum, off the west coast of Scotland, has revealed the existence of sexually antagonistic fitness variation in a long-lived, sexually-dimorphic species in the wild. The finding proves what has been expected from theory and recent Drosophila laboratory experiments: genes that make a good male do not necessarily make a good female, and vice versa. The consequence of this effect is the selection against males that carry genes for high female fitness, which may have profound effects on the selection and maintenance of genetic variation in natural populations.

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  • Katharina Foerster & Tim Coulson & Ben C. Sheldon & Josephine M. Pemberton & Tim H. Clutton-Brock & Loeske E. B. Kruuk, 2007. "Sexually antagonistic genetic variation for fitness in red deer," Nature, Nature, vol. 447(7148), pages 1107-1110, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:447:y:2007:i:7148:d:10.1038_nature05912
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05912
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    1. Jon E Brommer & Mark Kirkpatrick & Anna Qvarnström & Lars Gustafsson, 2007. "The Intersexual Genetic Correlation for Lifetime Fitness in the Wild and Its Implications for Sexual Selection," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 2(8), pages 1-6, August.

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