Publications by authors named "Rebecca J LeGrice"
Social selection occurs when traits of interaction partners influence an individual's fitness and can alter total selection strength. However, we have little idea of what factors influence social selection's strength. Further, social selection only contributes to overall selection when there is phenotypic assortment, but simultaneous estimates of social selection and phenotypic assortment are rare.
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- Males of the giraffe weevil species use their large elongated rostrum as a weapon in fights for mating rights, but smaller males adopt sneaky tactics to secure mating opportunities.
- A study tracked male and female mating success over two 30-day periods, finding that larger males had both higher mating success and survival rates, suggesting that being bigger confers multiple benefits.
- Evidence of size assortative mating was observed, with larger males preferring larger females, which enhances their overall fitness in the population.