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AMERICAN NATURALIST
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UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/725864
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fertilization mode; body size; life history; macroevolution
The evolution of internal fertilization has reshaped sexual selection and the covariances among sexual traits. It is unclear whether fertilization mode also shows evolutionary associations with traits other than primary sex traits. Using a phylogenetically controlled approach, the study found that external fertilizers are consistently larger than internal fertilizers within all phyla.
The evolution of internal fertilization has occurred repeatedly and independently across the tree of life. As it has evolved, internal fertilization has reshaped sexual selection and the covariances among sexual traits, such as testes size, and gamete traits. But it is unclear whether fertilization mode also shows evolutionary associations with traits other than primary sex traits. Theory predicts that fertilization mode and body size should covary, but formal tests with phylogenetic control are lacking. We used a phylogenetically controlled approach to test the covariance between fertilization mode and adult body size (while accounting for latitude, offspring size, and offspring developmental mode) among 1,232 species of marine invertebrates from three phyla. Within all phyla, external fertilizers are consistently larger than internal fertilizers: the consequences of fertilization mode extend to traits that are only indirectly related to reproduction. We suspect that other traits may also coevolve with fertilization mode in ways that remain unexplored.
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