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Sexual Selection I (intrasexual) Flashcards

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define sexual dimorphism

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  • when opposite sexes differ
  • example: different morphologies
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when can you explain sexual dimorphism via natural selection

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  • when the trait/dimorphism is directly linked to the ability to survive in their environment
  • other times its explained by sexual selection
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define sexual selection

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differential reproductive success due to variation in success at getting mates

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natural vs sexual selection

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  • natural selection: focus on survival related traits
  • sexual selection: focused on sexual related traits
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natural vs sexual selection: which is directional, stabilizing, or disruptive?

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  • both can be all since they are context dependent
  • if opposed, often results in stabilizing selection (common but not always the case)
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how can sexual selection has been expanded to explain differences between males and females

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  • typical female: invest more in gametes bc eggs are more expensive
  • typical male: really low investment in gametes bc sperm is less expensive
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define female and male

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  • female: ability to produce eggs
  • male: ability to produce sperm
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define egg and sperm

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  • egg: larger gamete
  • sperm: smaller gamete
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what kind of selection led to having two sexes?

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disruptive

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explain how disruptive selection resulted in 2 sexes

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  • started with isogamy (gametes are all the same size) with their own variation
  • accumulation of mutations then cause anisogamy (different sizes)
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what produces asymmetric limits on reproductive success

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differences in reproductive investment

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explain the asymmetric limits on reproductive success - females

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reproductive success will be limited by the number of eggs she can make

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explain the asymmetric limits on reproductive success - male

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reproductive success will be limited by the number of females he can mate with

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which sex should have the greatest variation in reproductive success among individuals?

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males since their success is determined by another individual

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asymmetric limits on reproductive success - explain Bateman and Trivers (1948) prediction

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  • they predicted that sexual selection should be stronger on males than on females
  • this is bc males have stronger variation and thus stronger selection
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define hermaphrodites

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  • simultaneously having both male and female organs
  • Protandrous (male -> female)
  • Protogynous (female -> male)
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Bateman and Trivers (1948) prediction - explain the Bateman’s gradient

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  • statistical relationship that measures how reproductive success is related to mating success
  • has both male and female data
  • x-axis: number of mates
  • y-axis: number of offspring
  • slope: fitness
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Bateman gradient: hermaphrodite snail study - explain how sexual selection is stronger on sperm producers

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  • males: linear increase in fitness and more variation
  • females: very little advantage with each additional mating and not a lot of variation
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Bateman gradient - rough-skinned newts example

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  • researchers captured newts from breeding pond
  • females were kept captive and induced to lay eggs
  • used genetic techniques to assign reproductive success to males
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Bateman gradient: rough-skinned newts example - describe gradient results

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  • males: not all males mate but slope increases linearly
  • females: all females mate but slope is a lot flatter (not a lot of variation)
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Bateman (1948) fruit fly experiment

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  • tested intra-sexual selection in Drosophila
  • said males will be risker with mates since they don’t have limits on their gametes, unlike females
  • tried to apply this to humans but this assumption is wrong
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Bateman (1948) fruit fly experiment - why was this assumption wrong

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  • assumed that the optimal strategy for males for all species will be to mate with as many females as possible
  • and that the optimal strategy for females would be to choose one male and mate with him only
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Bateman (1948) assumption - example of how its wrong

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  • sex role reversal species
  • in some species, males provide parental care
  • Bateman gradient is flipped: females have more variation and males have less
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explain Bateman’s view on selection between sexes

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  • males: more mating = more offspring = more fitness
  • females: better genes/rearing = healthier offspring = more fitness
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selection between sexes - how can we reframe Bateman’s view

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  • instead of males: members of the sex subject to strong sexual selection will be competitive
  • instead of females: members of the sex subject to weak sexual selection will by choosy
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define intersexual selection

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between sexes (male and female)

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define intrasexual selection

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  • between individuals (male and male)
  • same-sex compeition
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intrasexual selection - what does it drive the evolution of

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  • size dimorphism (competing sex is larger)
  • stamina (competing sex has more)
  • weaponry
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intrasexual selection: what is most common in sexual dimorphism

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  • more colorful male birds and bigger male mammals
  • birds: intersexual selection
  • mammals: intrasexual selection
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intrasexual selection: iguana example - can natural selection explain sexual dimorphism

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  • no
  • a lot of males are bigger than the optimum
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intrasexual selection: iguana example - what might explain the fact that many of the males are larger than the “optimum size”?

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sexual selection

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intrasexual selection: iguana example - what traits does it favor and what kind of selection is present

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  • large body size
  • stabilizing
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intrasexual selection: iguana example - how is sexual selection favoring large body size

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  • males establish territories on areas where females bask
  • males fight to maintain territories (bigger size = more fights won)
  • ability to hold territory through combat matches fitness and reproductive sucess
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intrasexual selection: iguana example - what happens due to a skew in fitness among males?

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  • alternative mating tactics
  • males with no territories will try anything to get some fitness (some is better than none)
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intrasexual selection: iguana example - what are the alternative mating tactics

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  • territorial
  • non-territorial satellite
  • female mimic sneaker
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intrasexual selection: alternative mating tactics - what are satellite males

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they ejaculate early so that some sperm will make it into the female even if population is interrupted by the territorial male

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intrasexual selection: alternative mating tactics - sneakers

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involves a male sneaking up on a female to fertilize her without directly competing with dominant males

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non-combative intrasexual male competition

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  • post-copulatory (sperm) competition
  • alternative mating tactics
  • female manipulation through mate guarding
  • copulatory plugs
  • infanticide
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post-copulatory (sperm) competition - amount

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  • sperm production increase
  • ex: Medflies produce more sperm when raised with rivals vs in isolation
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non-combative intrasexual male competition - post-copulatory (sperm) competition

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can select for:
- amount
- sperm attributes
- mechanism
- removal

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post-copulatory (sperm) competition - sperm attributes

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  • higher sperm velocity
  • ex: guppies
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post-copulatory (sperm) competition - mechanism

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  • order of matting effects which male’s offspring is which
  • the last gets most offspring
  • ex: guppies
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post-copulatory (sperm) competition - removal

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  • males evolved scooping out sperm of previous mating
  • ex: dragonflies
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what is sexual conflict

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two sexes have conflicting optimal fitness strategies concerning reproduction

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post-copulatory (sperm) competition: mechanism - is there a possibility for sexual conflict?

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  • yes, genital arms race
  • ex: complexity and elaboration of Muscovy duck penises
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post-copulatory (sperm) competition: mechanism and sexual conflict - genital arms race

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  • forced copulation results in females evolving internal control (vaginal shape)
  • then male evolves to circumvent control resulting in females evolving new control
  • keeps going and going
46
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post-copulatory (sperm) competition: removal - is there a possibility for sexual conflict

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  • yes
  • ex: dragonfly females play dead to avoid copulation with unwanted male
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non-combative intrasexual male competition - mate guarding

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  • after mating, the sperm producer guards the egg producer to make sure all the eggs are fertilized
  • potential for sexual conflict
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non-combative intrasexual male competition - copulatory plug

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  • male plugs female reproductive tract to prevent mating
  • potential for sexual conflict
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non-combative intrasexual male competition - infanticide

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  • this is adaptive bc individual is killing unrelated offspring
  • potential for sexual conflict: yes - females band together to fight males

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