Isolation and characterisation of 17 microsatellite DNA loci from RAD reduced-representation genomes for Asian warty newts, genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) by Ming-Le Mao, Tao Luo, Wei Li, Ning Xiao, Huai-Qing Deng, Jiang Zhou

“…These microsatellite markers can be used as important tools to study population genetic structure, levels of gene flow, population differentiation, mating systems and landscape genetics within the genus Paramesotriton and, thus, to make scientific conservation decisions and actions for the conservation of these rare and endangered amphibians.…”
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The adaptive function of masturbation in a promiscuous African ground squirrel. by Jane M Waterman

“…Studies of animal mating systems increasingly emphasize female multiple mating and cryptic sexual selection, particularly sperm competition. …”
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Development and application of 14 microsatellite markers in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides reveals population genetic differentiation at local spatial scales by Sonia Pascoal, Rebecca M. Kilner

“…Consequently, they have become model species in research analysing social evolution, the evolution of parental care and mating systems. We used the recently published N. vespilloides genome and transcriptome to develop microsatellite markers. …”
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Self-incompatibility of Samanea saman (raintree) as revealed by microsatellite analysis. by Poh, Kai Ling.

“…Microsatellites are invaluable tools for studying population genetics and mating systems. A total of 12 microsatellite loci (averaging 4.5 alleles each) were isolated, all of which displayed 100% polymorphism for S. saman. …”
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The left hand side of the Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection by Grafen, A

“…Simple numerical examples show the theorem at work with fixed genotypic fitness under two different mating systems, with bland density dependence, and also with fitnesses determined by an evolutionary game. …”

Constant relative age and size at sex change for sequentially hermaphroditic fish. by Allsop, D, West, SA

“…Furthermore, our results suggest some very broad generalities in how male fitness varies with size and age across fish species with different mating systems.…”

The population genetics of sporophytic self-incompatibility in three hybridizing senecio (asteraceae) species with contrasting population histories. by Brennan, A, Harris, S, Hiscock, S

“…This study investigates the SI mating systems of three hybridizing Senecio species with contrasting population histories. …”

Fetal and maternal NLRP3 signaling is required for preterm labor and birth by Kenichiro Motomura, Roberto Romero, Jose Galaz, Li Tao, Valeria Garcia-Flores, Yi Xu, Bogdan Done, Marcia Arenas-Hernandez, Derek Miller, Pedro Gutierrez-Contreras, Marcelo Farias-Jofre, Siddhesh Aras, Lawrence I. Grossman, Adi L. Tarca, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez

“…Finally, both embryo transfer experimentation and heterozygous mating systems provided mechanistic evidence showing that NLRP3 signaling in both the fetus and the mother is required for the premature activation of the labor cascade. …”
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Development and Characterization of Microsatellite Primers in <i>Geranium carolinianum</i> (Geraniaceae) with 454 Sequencing by Rebecca Y. Shirk, Travis C. Glenn, Shu-Mei Chang, J. L. Hamrick

“…Conclusions: These microsatellite markers will be useful for future studies of genetic diversity, structure, and mating systems across the geographic range of <i>G. carolinianum</i>, and may be transferable to other closely related species.…”
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Correlated evolution between repertoire size and song plasticity predicts that sexual selection on song promotes open-ended learning by Cristina M Robinson, Kate T Snyder, Nicole Creanza

“…Here, we compiled data about song plasticity, song characteristics, and mating system and then examined evolutionary interactions between these traits. …”
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Real-Time PCR-Based Method for Sex Determination in Lake Sturgeon (<i>Acipenser fulvescens</i>) by Jeannette Kanefsky, Seth Smith, Kim T. Scribner

“…The characterization of demographic features in natural populations is important to understand recruitment dynamics, mating systems, and propensities for loss of genetic diversity. …”
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Extra-pair paternity drives plumage colour elaboration in male passerines by Emma Thibault, Sean M. Mahoney, James V. Briskie, Mateen Shaikh, Matthew W. Reudink

“…Indeed, plumage elaboration tends to be greatest in species with a high variance in reproductive success such as polygynous mating systems. Even among socially monogamous species, many males are extremely colourful. …”
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The Unique Homothallic Mating-Type Loci of the Fungal Tree Pathogens <i>Chrysoporthe syzygiicola</i> and <i>Chrysoporthe zambiensis</i> from Africa by Nicolaas A. van der Merwe, Tshiamo Phakalatsane, P. Markus Wilken

“…Genes canonically associated with opposite mating types were present at the single mating-type locus, suggesting that <i>C. zambiensis</i> and <i>C. syzygiicola</i> have homothallic mating systems.…”
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The evolution of social systems in human and non-human primates by Opie, C, Christopher Opie

“…</p> <p>This thesis uses these new methods to investigate the history and drivers of change in human and primate sociality and proposes a new model of primate social evolution. Analyses of mating systems suggest that social monogamy in humans and other primates is the result of infanticide risk brought about by life history changes. …”

Inbreeding, inbreeding depression, and infidelity in a cooperatively breeding bird by Hajduk, G, Cockburn, A, Margraf, N, Osmond, H, Walling, C, Kruuk, L

“…Inbreeding depression plays a major role in shaping mating systems: in particular, inbreeding avoidance is often proposed as a mechanism explaining extra-pair reproduction in socially monogamous species. …”

The social brain hypothesis and its implications for social evolution. by Dunbar, R

“…In other mammals and birds, the relationship is a qualitative one: Large brains are associated with categorical differences in mating system, with species that have pairbonded mating systems having the largest brains. …”

The social brain hypothesis and its implications for social evolution by Dunbar, R

“…In other mammals and birds, the relationship is a qualitative one: Large brains are associated with categorical differences in mating system, with species that have pairbonded mating systems having the largest brains. …”

Morphometric sexing of little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) in Peninsular Malaysia by Puan, Chong Leong, Ng, Wei Lun, Yong, Christina Seok Yien, Abdl Jalil, Norehan

“…Sexual dimorphism is often directly linked to sexual selection, mating systems and resource partitioning, which are crucial in species conservation and management. …”
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Marine turtles are only minimally sexually size dimorphic, a pattern that is distinct from most nonmarine aquatic turtles by Christine Figgener, Joseph Bernardo, Pamela T. Plotkin

“…Abstract Turtles have been prominent subjects of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) analyses due to their compact taxonomy, mating systems, and habitat diversity. In prior studies, marine turtles were grouped with fully aquatic non‐marine turtles (NMATs). …”
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Pheromone Guidance of Polarity Site Movement in Yeast by Katherine C. Jacobs, Daniel J. Lew

“…We speculate that the different pheromones were advantageous in ancestral species with asymmetric mating systems and may represent an evolutionary vestige in yeasts that mate isogamously.…”
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