GENETIC POLYMORPHISM FOR ALTERNATIVE MATING-BEHAVIOR IN LEKKING MALE RUFF PHILOMACHUS-PUGNAX

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LANK, DB [1 ]
SMITH, CM [1 ]
HANOTTE, O [1 ]
BURKE, T [1 ]
COOKE, F [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LEICESTER, DEPT ZOOL, LEICESTER LE1 7RH, LEICS, ENGLAND
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10.1038/378059a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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ALTERNATIVE male mating tactics are widespread among animal taxa(1-3), but there are few well documented examples of genetic polymorphisms for them(4-6). The dimorphism in male courtship behaviour between independent and satellite ruffs, Philomachus pugnax(7,8) (a lekking sandpiper), has often been cited as a potential example but this has been questioned(9-10) because of the lack of data(11) and the widespread phenotypic plasticity in the development or expression of alternative tactics in other species(1-3,9,12-14). By rearing ruffs in captivity, we now show that differential morph development is genetically controlled and consistent with a single-locus, two-allele autosomal genetic polymorphism. Several potentially relevant environmental factors do not appear to alter behavioural development.
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