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dc.contributor.authorThüler, Karinen_UK
dc.contributor.authorBussiere, Lucen_UK
dc.contributor.authorPostma, Eriken_UK
dc.contributor.authorWard, Paul Ien_UK
dc.contributor.authorBlanckenhorn, Wolf Uen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-13T23:51:45Z-
dc.date.available2014-03-13T23:51:45Zen_UK
dc.date.issued2011-07en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/19512-
dc.description.abstractSubstantial inter- and intraspecific variation is found in reproductive traits, but the evolutionary implications of this variation remain unclear. One hypothesis is that natural selection favours female reproductive morphology that allows females to control mating and fertilization and that diverse male reproductive traits arise as counter adaptations to subvert this control. Such co-evolution predicts the establishment of genetic correlations between male and female reproductive traits that closely interact during mating. Therefore, we measured phenotypic and genetic correlations between male and female reproductive tract characteristics in the yellow dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria (Diptera: Scathophagidae), using a nested half-sib breeding experiment. We found significant heritabilities for the size of most reproductive tract traits investigated in both females (spermathecae and their ducts, accessory glands and their ducts) and males (testis size but not sperm length). Within the sexes, phenotypic and genetic correlations were mostly nil or positive, suggesting functional integration of or condition-dependent investment in internal reproductive traits. Negative intrasexual genetic correlations, potentially suggestive of resource allocation trade-offs, were not evident. Intersexual genetic correlations were mostly positive, reflecting expected allometries between male and female morphologies. Most interestingly, testis size correlated positively with female accessory gland size and duct length, potentially indicative of a co-evolutionary arms race. We discuss these and alternative explanations for these patterns of genetic covariance.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell for European Society for Evolutionary Biologyen_UK
dc.relationThüler K, Bussiere L, Postma E, Ward PI & Blanckenhorn WU (2011) Genetic and environmental sources of covariance among internal reproductive traits in the yellow dung fly. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 24 (7), pp. 1477-1486. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02280.xen_UK
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dc.subjectallometryen_UK
dc.subjectbody sizeen_UK
dc.subjectco-evolutionen_UK
dc.subjectgenetic correlationen_UK
dc.subjectheritabilityen_UK
dc.subjectreproductionen_UK
dc.subjectsexual conflicten_UK
dc.subjectsexual selectionen_UK
dc.titleGenetic and environmental sources of covariance among internal reproductive traits in the yellow dung flyen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.rights.embargodate3000-01-01en_UK
dc.rights.embargoreason[J Evol Biol 2011.pdf] The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository therefore there is an embargo on the full text of the work.en_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02280.xen_UK
dc.citation.jtitleJournal of Evolutionary Biologyen_UK
dc.citation.issn1420-9101en_UK
dc.citation.issn1010-061Xen_UK
dc.citation.volume24en_UK
dc.citation.issue7en_UK
dc.citation.spage1477en_UK
dc.citation.epage1486en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailluc.bussiere@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zurichen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zurichen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zurichen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zurichen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000292698700009en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-79959341911en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid681583en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-8937-8381en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2011-07-31en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2014-03-13en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
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local.rioxx.authorThüler, Karin|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBussiere, Luc|0000-0001-8937-8381en_UK
local.rioxx.authorPostma, Erik|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorWard, Paul I|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBlanckenhorn, Wolf U|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
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local.rioxx.filenameJ Evol Biol 2011.pdfen_UK
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