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Sexual selection and life history interact to influence the evolution of paternal care.
de Blonk, Taya; Udu, Isimeme N; Bonsall, Michael B; Klug, Hope.
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  • de Blonk T; Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga Tennessee USA.
  • Udu IN; Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga Tennessee USA.
  • Bonsall MB; Mathematical Ecology Research Group, Department of Biology University of Oxford Oxford UK.
  • Klug H; St Peter's College, University of Oxford Oxford UK.
Ecol Evol ; 14(8): e70189, 2024 Aug.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39170057
ABSTRACT
Parental care is essential to offspring survival in many species. Understanding why males of some species provide care, whereas others do not, has received substantial attention. Previous research has found that sexual selection can favor paternal care, yet we still do not fully understand why sexual selection favors male care in some species but not others. It is also unclear when paternal care versus other preferred male trait(s) will be favored by sexual selection. We hypothesize that sexual selection can interact with basic life history to influence the conditions under which paternal care and/or another preferred male trait will be favored by sexual selection. We used a mathematical approach in which males alone provide parental care and exhibit a non-care trait that is preferred in mate choice. Using this approach, we demonstrate that life-history characteristics (stage-specific mortality, fertilization success, gamete numbers) can interact with sexual selection to influence the evolution of paternal care and/or a preferred non-care trait. In particular, whether (1) adult mortality, egg mortality, and fertilization success are high versus low and (2) a tradeoff exists between paternal care and a non-care preferred trait will influence whether selection most strongly favors additional paternal care or a non-care preferred trait. In general, we would expect strong selection for more male care when it is preferred in mate choice. In some cases, mate preferences for paternal care can inhibit selection for a preferred non-care trait. Mate preferences for paternal care can also broaden the life-history conditions under which we would expect the elaboration of male care to occur.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Ecol Evol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Ecol Evol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido