Disentangling the causes of temporal variation in the opportunity for sexual selection

The opportunity for sexual selection is a key evolutionary parameter but we know little about its temporal dynamics. Using data from multiple animal species the authors show that this metric varies rapidly through time and that simulations should be used to avoid substantial misinterpretation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rômulo Carleial, Tommaso Pizzari, David S. Richardson, Grant C. McDonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36536-7