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.
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| author | Rômulo Carleial Tommaso Pizzari David S. Richardson Grant C. McDonald |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33e3191c9f4849568e153d094957b9f42023-03-22T11:45:32ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-02-0114111110.1038/s41467-023-36536-7Disentangling the causes of temporal variation in the opportunity for sexual selectionRômulo Carleial0Tommaso Pizzari1David S. Richardson2Grant C. McDonald3Department of Zoology, Edward Grey Institute, University of OxfordDepartment of Zoology, Edward Grey Institute, University of OxfordSchool of Biological Sciences, University of East AngliaDepartment of Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine BudapestThe 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36536-7 |
| spellingShingle | Rômulo Carleial Tommaso Pizzari David S. Richardson Grant C. McDonald Disentangling the causes of temporal variation in the opportunity for sexual selection Nature Communications |
| title | Disentangling the causes of temporal variation in the opportunity for sexual selection |
| title_full | Disentangling the causes of temporal variation in the opportunity for sexual selection |
| title_fullStr | Disentangling the causes of temporal variation in the opportunity for sexual selection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disentangling the causes of temporal variation in the opportunity for sexual selection |
| title_short | Disentangling the causes of temporal variation in the opportunity for sexual selection |
| title_sort | disentangling the causes of temporal variation in the opportunity for sexual selection |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36536-7 |
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