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Genotype-by-environment interactions and sexual selection / edited by John Hunt and David J. Hosken.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118912621
  • 1118912624
  • 9781118912614
  • 1118912616
  • 9781118912591
  • 1118912594
  • 1322078122
  • 9781322078120
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Genotype-by-environment interactions and sexual selection.DDC classification:
  • 591.56/2 23
LOC classification:
  • QL761
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Contents:
Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; List of Contributors; Preface; About the Companion Website; Part I: Introduction and Theoretical Concepts; Chapter 1: Genotype-by-Environment Interactions and Sexual Selection: Female Choice in a Complex World; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Classical female choice; 1.3 The instability of "good genes" when male quality is a complex trait; 1.4 Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: GEIs when Information Transfer is Uncertain or Incomplete; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Lewontin's "very annoying conclusions"; 2.3 Ignorance, uncertainty, and information
2.4 Information and fitness2.5 Bayesian Statistical Decision Theory; 2.6 Discrimination and selection: the signal detection perspective; 2.7 Search, discrimination, and mate choice by female pied flycatchers; 2.8 Optimal search and the marginal value of additional information; 2.9 Biological signaling theory; 2.10 GEIs in condition, signals, and preferences; 2.11 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Local Adaptation and the Evolution of Female Choice; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Jekyll and Hyde nature of GEIs; 3.3 The model; 3.4 Less local adaptation, more female choice!; 3.5 Can we generalize?
3.6 GEIs often maintain costly choice in a suitably variable world3.7 Insights from the model; 3.8 Prospects for empirical work; 3.9 Prospects for theoretical work; 3.10 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Genotype-by-Environment Interactions when the Social Environment Contains Genes; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Modeling genotype-by-social environment interactions; 4.3 Measuring genotype by social environment interactions; 4.4 Empirical evidence for genotype by social environment interactions; 4.5 Future directions; Acknowledgments; References; Part II: Practical Issues for Measuring GEIs
Chapter 5: Quantifying Genotype-by-Environment Interactions in Laboratory Systems5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Two perspectives on phenotypic plasticity; 5.3 Breeding designs to detect and estimate G × E; 5.4 Statistical methodologies; 5.5 Worked examples; 5.6 Recommendations; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6: Influence of the Environment on the Genetic Architecture of Traits Involved in Sexual Selection within Wild Populations; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Application of sexual selection theory to wild populations; 6.3 Methods for examining GEI in wild populations
6.4 Worked examples of the analysis methods6.5 Summary; References; Chapter 7: From Genotype × Environment to Transcriptome × Environment: Identifying and Understanding Environmental Influences in the Gene Expression Underlying Sexually Selected Traits; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Gene expression variation allows a static genome to respond to varying environments; 7.3 From GEIs to TEIs in sexually selected traits; 7.4 Can we safely ignore the genomic basis of phenotypes?; 7.5 The first step is identifying the transcriptomic basis of sexually selected traits
Summary: Sexual selection is recognized as being responsible for some of the most extravagant morphologies and behaviors in the natural world, as well as a driver of some of the most rapid evolution. While Charles Darwin's theory is now a fundamental component of modern evolutionary biology, the impact of genotype-by-environment interactions on sexual selection has thus far received little attention. This book represents the first comprehensive analysis of the role genotype-by-environment interactions play in sexual selection and the potential implications that they have for the evolutionary process.
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Sexual selection is recognized as being responsible for some of the most extravagant morphologies and behaviors in the natural world, as well as a driver of some of the most rapid evolution. While Charles Darwin's theory is now a fundamental component of modern evolutionary biology, the impact of genotype-by-environment interactions on sexual selection has thus far received little attention. This book represents the first comprehensive analysis of the role genotype-by-environment interactions play in sexual selection and the potential implications that they have for the evolutionary process.

Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; List of Contributors; Preface; About the Companion Website; Part I: Introduction and Theoretical Concepts; Chapter 1: Genotype-by-Environment Interactions and Sexual Selection: Female Choice in a Complex World; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Classical female choice; 1.3 The instability of "good genes" when male quality is a complex trait; 1.4 Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: GEIs when Information Transfer is Uncertain or Incomplete; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Lewontin's "very annoying conclusions"; 2.3 Ignorance, uncertainty, and information

2.4 Information and fitness2.5 Bayesian Statistical Decision Theory; 2.6 Discrimination and selection: the signal detection perspective; 2.7 Search, discrimination, and mate choice by female pied flycatchers; 2.8 Optimal search and the marginal value of additional information; 2.9 Biological signaling theory; 2.10 GEIs in condition, signals, and preferences; 2.11 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Local Adaptation and the Evolution of Female Choice; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Jekyll and Hyde nature of GEIs; 3.3 The model; 3.4 Less local adaptation, more female choice!; 3.5 Can we generalize?

3.6 GEIs often maintain costly choice in a suitably variable world3.7 Insights from the model; 3.8 Prospects for empirical work; 3.9 Prospects for theoretical work; 3.10 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Genotype-by-Environment Interactions when the Social Environment Contains Genes; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Modeling genotype-by-social environment interactions; 4.3 Measuring genotype by social environment interactions; 4.4 Empirical evidence for genotype by social environment interactions; 4.5 Future directions; Acknowledgments; References; Part II: Practical Issues for Measuring GEIs

Chapter 5: Quantifying Genotype-by-Environment Interactions in Laboratory Systems5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Two perspectives on phenotypic plasticity; 5.3 Breeding designs to detect and estimate G × E; 5.4 Statistical methodologies; 5.5 Worked examples; 5.6 Recommendations; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6: Influence of the Environment on the Genetic Architecture of Traits Involved in Sexual Selection within Wild Populations; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Application of sexual selection theory to wild populations; 6.3 Methods for examining GEI in wild populations

6.4 Worked examples of the analysis methods6.5 Summary; References; Chapter 7: From Genotype × Environment to Transcriptome × Environment: Identifying and Understanding Environmental Influences in the Gene Expression Underlying Sexually Selected Traits; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Gene expression variation allows a static genome to respond to varying environments; 7.3 From GEIs to TEIs in sexually selected traits; 7.4 Can we safely ignore the genomic basis of phenotypes?; 7.5 The first step is identifying the transcriptomic basis of sexually selected traits

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