Coevolution of male and female mate choice can destabilize reproductive isolation

Models of mate choice have mainly focused on the implications of female mate choice for reproductive isolation. Here, Aubier et al. develop a population genetic model of coevolution between female and male mate choice, which can lead the population to oscillate between assortative and random mating.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thomas G. Aubier, Hanna Kokko, Mathieu Joron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12860-9