期刊
AMERICAN NATURALIST
卷 174, 期 5, 页码 741-752出版社
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/606024
关键词
female choice; genetic compatibility; indirect benefits; sexual selection
资金
- Academy of Finland's Centre of Excellence in Evolutionary Research
Genetic benefits from mate choice could be attained by choosing mates with high heritable quality (good genes) and that are genetically compatible (compatible genes). We clarify the conceptual and empirical framework for estimating genetic benefits of mate choice, stressing that benefits must be measured from offspring fitness because there are no unequivocal surrogates for genetic quality of individuals or for compatibility of parents. We detail the relationship between genetic benefits and additive and nonadditive genetic variance in fitness, showing that the benefits have been overestimated in previous verbal treatments. We point out that additive benefits readily arise from nonadditive gene action and that the idea of heritable nonadditive benefits is a misconception. We review the empirical evidence of the magnitude of benefits of good genes and compatible genes in animal populations, and we outline the most promising future directions for empirical research on the genetic benefits of mate choice.
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