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Document type
Journal articles

Document subtype
Full paper

Title
The virtues and limitations of exploring the eco-evolutionary dynamics of sexually selected traits

Participants in the publication
João Alpedrinha (Author)
Leonor R. Rodrigues (Author)
Dep. Biologia Animal
Unidade de I&D e Inovação
cE3c
Sara Magalhães (Author)
Dep. Biologia Animal
cE3c
Jessica Abbott (Author)

Summary
Most studies on eco?evolutionary feedbacks concern the influence of abiotic factors, or predator–prey and host–parasite interactions, while studies involving sexual interactions are lagging behind. This is at odds with the potential of these interactions to engage in such processes. Indeed, there is now ample evidence that sexual selection is affected by ecological change and that sexually selected traits can evolve rapidly, which may modify the ecological context of populations, and thus the selection pressures they will be exposed to. Here we review evidence for such eco?evolutionary processes. We discuss examples of eco?evolutionary change in an attempt to understand the challenges related with identifying and characterizing such processes. In particular, we focus on the challenges associated with accurately identifying the components of the feedback as well as their causal relation. Finally, we evaluate scenarios where understanding eco?evolutionary feedbacks of sexual selection may help us appreciate the effects of sexual selection in shaping evolutionary processes.


Institution
cE3c/FCUL

Where published
Oikos

Publication Identifiers
ISSN - 0030-1299
eISSN - 1600-0706

Publisher
Wiley



Document Identifiers
URL - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/oik.06573
DOI - https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.06573

Rankings
Web Of Science Q1 (2019) - 3.37 - Ecology
SCOPUS Q1 (2019) - 6.6 - Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
SCIMAGO Q1 (2019) - 1.764 - Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Keywords
Contemporary evolution ecoevolutionary dynamics experimental evolution sexual conflict sexual selection

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