Data from: Reduced genetic variance among high fitness individuals: inferring stabilizing selection on male sexual displays in D. serrata

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Directional selection is prevalent in nature yet phenotypes tend to remain relatively constant, suggesting a limit to trait evolution. However, the genetic basis of this limit is unresolved. Given widespread pleiotropy, opposing selection on a trait may arise from the effects of the underlying alleles on other traits under selection, generating net stabilizing selection on trait genetic variance. These pleiotropic costs of trait exaggeration may arise through any number of other traits, making them hard to detect in phenotypic analyses. Stabilizing selection can be inferred, however, if genetic variance is greater among low compared to high fitness individuals. We extend a recently suggested approach to provide a direct test of a difference in genetic variance for a suite of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) in Drosophila serrata. Despite strong directional sexual selection on these traits, genetic variance differed between high and low fitness individuals and was greater among the low fitness males for seven of eight CHCs, significantly more than expected by chance. Univariate tests of a difference in genetic variance were non-significant but likely have low power. Our results suggest that further CHC exaggeration in D. serrata in response to sexual selection is limited by pleiotropic costs mediated through other traits.
Auteur(s) :
Sztepanacz, Jacqueline L.

Sztepanacz, Jacqueline L.

University of Ottawa
et Rundle, Howard D.

Rundle, Howard D.

University of Ottawa
Dépôt source:
Dryad
URL:
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.q56p6r1b
Date de publication:
2012-03-23
Mots-clés (en):
Opposing selection, Fitness optimum, Evolutionary limit, et Drosophila serrata

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Sztepanacz, H. D., Jacqueline L.Author JoinRundle. (2012). Data from: Reduced genetic variance among high fitness individuals: inferring stabilizing selection on male sexual displays in D. serrata [Data set]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.q56p6r1b
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