Sexual selection: Changing the definition of the fittest

Wouter van der Bijl; Judith E Mank

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.074

Sexual selection: Changing the definition of the fittest

Curr Biol. 2023 Apr 10;33(7):R277-R279. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.074.

Authors

Wouter van der Bijl¹, Judith E Mank²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Zoology and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
² Department of Zoology and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 37040712
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.074

Abstract

Sexual selection has long been known to produce rapid evolution of spectacular traits. A new study reveals how sexual selection can also rapidly reshape the genome.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Evolution*
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic*
Sexual Behavior, Animal