Year: 2023
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: This chapter considers how variation in mating systems affects evolvability in populations and how we should estimate it.Most models considered in evolutionary quantitative ge ne tics assume random mating and identical evolvability across sexes.In this chapter, we discuss some ways in which variation in mating systems leads to a violation of these assumptions, and what this means for evolvability.We focus on two major axes of mating system variation: variation in outcrossing rate and variation in reproductive success.We pre sent population and quantitative ge ne tic theory specific to mating systems and review the empirical evidence to support the hypotheses put forth.
Source: The MIT Press eBooks
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4382204339