Choosing mates: good genes versus genes that are a good fit

被引：306

作者：

Mays, HL ^{[1
]}

Hill, GE ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Auburn Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Auburn, AL 36849 USA

来源：

TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION | 2004年 / 19卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1016/j.tree.2004.07.018

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Female choice for male ornamental traits is widely accepted as a mechanism by which females maximize their reproductive success and/or offspring quality. However, there is an increasing empirical literature that shows a fitness benefit of genetic diversity and a tendency for females to use genetic dissimilarity as a criterion for mate choice. This genetic compatibility hypothesis for female mate choice presents a paradox. How can females use both an absolute criterion, such as male ornamentation, and a relative criterion, such as genetic dissimilarity, to choose their mates? Here, we present potential solutions for this dilemma and the empirical evidence supporting them. The interplay between these two contrasting forms of female mate choice presents an exciting empirical and theoretical challenge for evolutionary ecologists.

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