Sympatric speciation by sexual conflict
AUTOR(ES)
Gavrilets, Sergey
FONTE
National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
It is well established that sexual conflict can drive an endless coevolutionary chase between the sexes potentially leading to genetic divergence of isolated populations and allopatric speciation. We present a simple mathematical model that shows that sexual conflict over mating rate can result in two other general regimes. First, rather than “running away” from males, females can diversify genetically into separate groups, effectively “trapping” the males in the middle at a state characterized by reduced mating success. Female diversification brings coevolutionary chase to the end. Second, under certain conditions, males respond to female diversification by diversifying themselves. This response results in the formation of reproductively isolated clusters of genotypes that emerge sympatrically.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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