Evol Ecol Res 2: 107-118 (2000) Full PDF if your library subscribes.
Heterozygous advantage and the evolution of female choice
Andrew J. Irwin* and Peter D. Taylor
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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e-mail: irwin@mast.queensu.caABSTRACT
The evolution of a gene for female choice of mates with heterozygous advantage at a single locus is discussed. Recent analyses of this problem have been mathematically unclear and misleading. A genetic calculation for a hypothetical one-locus, diallelic species shows that the choice gene is not favoured in a static environment. Computations are presented which show that the choice gene can be favoured in a fluctuating environment where the relative superiority of the homozygotes changes.
Keywords: female choice, fluctuating environment, heterozygote advantage.
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