TY - JOUR
T1 - Female alternative reproductive tactics
T2 - diversity and drivers
AU - Wang, Daiping
AU - Abbott, Jessica
AU - Brenninger, Franziska A.
AU - Klein, Kora
AU - Nava-Bolaños, Angela
AU - Yong, Lengxob
AU - Richter, Xiang Yi Li
PY - 2024/10
Y1 - 2024/10
N2 - It is often argued that anisogamy causes alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs) to be more common in males than females. We challenge this view by pointing out logical flaws in the argument. We then review recent work on the diversity of female ARTs, listing several understudied types such as solitary versus communal breeding and facultative parthenogenesis. We highlight an important difference between male and female ARTs that caused female ARTs to be overlooked: male ARTs tend to focus on successful fertilization, whereas female ARTs occur at many stages of reproduction and often form complex networks of decision points. We propose to study correlated female ARTs as a whole to better understand their drivers and eco-evolutionary dynamics.
AB - It is often argued that anisogamy causes alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs) to be more common in males than females. We challenge this view by pointing out logical flaws in the argument. We then review recent work on the diversity of female ARTs, listing several understudied types such as solitary versus communal breeding and facultative parthenogenesis. We highlight an important difference between male and female ARTs that caused female ARTs to be overlooked: male ARTs tend to focus on successful fertilization, whereas female ARTs occur at many stages of reproduction and often form complex networks of decision points. We propose to study correlated female ARTs as a whole to better understand their drivers and eco-evolutionary dynamics.
KW - alternative reproductive tactics
KW - behavioral polymorphism
KW - cost of reproduction
KW - parental care
KW - sexual dimorphism
KW - sexual selection
U2 - 10.1016/j.tree.2024.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.tree.2024.06.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 38955568
AN - SCOPUS:85197073313
SN - 0169-5347
VL - 39
SP - 937
EP - 946
JO - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
JF - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
IS - 10
ER -