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Impact of genetic relatedness on reproductive behavior in Pelvicachromis pulcher, a biparental cichlid fish with mutual mate choice and ornamentation
Inbreeding can result in inbreeding depression. Therefore, many species seek to avoid inbreeding. However, theory predicts that inbreeding can be...
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Construction of relatedness matrices in autopolyploid populations using low-depth high-throughput sequencing data
Key messageAn improved estimator of genomic relatedness using low-depth high-throughput sequencing data for autopolyploids is developed. Its outputs...
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Like mother like daughter: quantifying the relationship between relatedness and phenotypic similarity in leopard pelage patterns
Leopard, Panthera pardus , populations have been substantially affected by range contractions and fragmentation. Declining populations with less...
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Odor-based mate choice copying in deer mice is not affected by familiarity or kinship
Individuals pay attention to the social and mate decisions of others and use these to determine their own choices, displaying mate choice copying....
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Genomic profiling of dioecious Amaranthus species provides novel insights into species relatedness and sex genes
BackgroundAmaranthus L. is a diverse genus consisting of domesticated, weedy, and non-invasive species distributed around the world. Nine species...
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Mate choice for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) complementarity in the Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)
BackgroundGenes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are an important component of the vertebrate immune system and play a significant role...
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Split sex ratios and genetic relatedness in a primitively eusocial sweat bee
AbstractIn eusocial Hymenoptera, queens and their helper offspring should favour different sex investment ratios. Queens should prefer a 1:1...
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Genome-wide identification, characterization and expression analysis of MATE family genes in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh)
BackgroundAs an important group of the multidrug efflux transporter family, the multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) family has a wide range...
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Disentangling a shared trait: male control over mate guarding duration revealed by a mate exchange experiment
AbstractShared behavioural traits result from the interaction of two or more individuals, making it difficult to discern which individual is in...
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Population structure, gene flow and relatedness of Natterer’s bats in Northern England
There have been significant declines in population numbers of many bat species in the United Kingdom, including Natterer’s bats Myotis nattereri ,...
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Female polyandry dilutes inbreeding in a solitary fast-living hibernator
AbstractInbreeding depression is commonly considered an evolutionary influence on pre-copulatory mechanisms of inbreeding avoidance. Inbreeding may...
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Genetic gain and inbreeding from simulation of different genomic mating schemes for pig improvement
BackgroundGenomic selection involves choosing as parents those elite individuals with the higher genomic estimated breeding values (GEBV) to...
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Colony life history of the tropical arboreal ant, Cephalotes goniodontus De Andrade, 1999
Arboreal ants are ecologically important in tropical forests, but there are few studies using DNA markers to examine their population and colony...
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Explicating the genetic diversity and population structure of Saanen × Beetal goats using pedigree analysis
Pedigree analysis is required to assess the genetic diversity and population structure of a close breeding population in order to effectively manage...
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Mating Systems
The ways by which male and female birds locate and choose each other for mating, the number of mates during a breeding season and during a bird’s...
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Inter- and Intrapopulation Variation in Bottlenose Dolphin Mating Strategies
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) live in complex societies with high fission-fusion dynamics and exhibit a polygynandrous mating system in which...
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Cooperatively breeding banded mongooses do not avoid inbreeding through familiarity-based kin recognition
AbstractIn species that live in family groups, such as cooperative breeders, inbreeding is usually avoided through the recognition of familiar kin....
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Community structure of the solitary giant pandas is maintained by indirect social connections
BackgroundIndirect interactions between individual solitary mammals, such as the giant panda, are often overlooked because of their nature, yet are...
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Patterns of sex-biased dispersal are consistent with social and ecological constraints in a group-living cichlid fish
BackgroundSex-biased dispersal is a common and widespread phenomenon that can fundamentally shape the genetic structure of the social environments in...
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Sex in Killer Whales: Behavior, Exogamy, and the Evolution of Sexual Strategies in the Ocean’s Apex Predator
We present the current available knowledge about sexual behavior and mating systems in the killer whale, Orcinus orca, focusing primarily on the most...
