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Mating system variation and morph fluctuations in a polymorphic lizard
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Olsson, M and Healey, M and Wapstra, E and Schwartz, T and Lebas, N and Uller, T, Mating system variation and morph fluctuations in a polymorphic lizard, Molecular Ecology, 16, (24) pp. 5307-5315. ISSN 0962-1083 (2007) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03578.x
Abstract
In polymorphic male painted dragon lizards (Ctenophorus pictus), red males win staged contests for females over yellow males, and yellow males have greater success in staged sperm competition trials than red males. This predicts different reproductive strategies in the wild with red males being more coercive or better mate guarders than yellow males. Yellow males would be expected to sire more offspring per copulation and have a greater proportion of offspring from clutches with mixed paternity. However, here we show using microsatellites that the frequency of mixed paternity in the wild is low (< 20% on average across years), that all morphs on average have the same number of offspring sired per year, and that mating system variation (polyandry vs. monandry) is strongly correlated with perch density on male territories. Furthermore, a logistic regression on male successful vs. unsuccessful mate acquisition showed that red males were under negative selection when they dominated the population, which suggests ongoing frequency dependent selection on male colouration. © 2007 The Authors.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Ecology |
Research Field: | Behavioural ecology |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences |
UTAS Author: | Wapstra, E (Associate Professor Erik Wapstra) |
ID Code: | 49767 |
Year Published: | 2007 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 44 |
Deposited By: | Zoology |
Deposited On: | 2007-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2009-08-20 |
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