Testing the phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis in the
presence and absence of inbreeding

J 2017

Testing the phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis in the presence and absence of inbreeding

FORSTMEIER, Wolfgang, Malika IHLE, Pavlína OPATOVÁ, Katrin MARTIN, Knief ULRICH et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Testing the phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis in the presence and absence of inbreeding

Authors

FORSTMEIER, Wolfgang (276 Germany), Malika IHLE (250 France), Pavlína OPATOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Katrin MARTIN (276 Germany), Knief ULRICH (276 Germany), Albrechtová JANA (203 Czech Republic), Albrecht TOMÁŠ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Kempenaers BART (528 Netherlands)

Edition

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Hoboken, WILEY, 2017, 1010-061X

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.538

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00096285

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13062

UT WoS

000400783800009

Keywords in English

phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis; pre-copulatory traits; sperm abnormalities; sperm quality; display behavior; sexual selection; mate choice

Abstract

V originále

The phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis suggests that females can judge male fertility by inspecting male phenotypic traits. This is because male sexually selected traits might correlate with sperm quality if both are sensitive to factors that influence male condition. A recent meta-analysis found little support for this hypothesis, suggesting little or no shared condition dependence. However, we recently reported that in captive zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) inbreeding had detrimental effects both on phenotypic traits and on measures of sperm quality, implying that variation in inbreeding could induce positive covariance between indicator traits and sperm quality. Therefore, we here assess empirically the average strength of correlations between phenotypic traits (courtship rate, beak colour, tarsus length) and measures of sperm quality (proportion of functional sperm, sperm velocity, sperm length) in populations of only outbred individuals and in mixed populations consisting of inbreds (F=0.25) and outbreds (F=0). As expected, phenotype sperm-trait correlations were stronger when the population contained a mix of inbred and outbred individuals. We also found unexpected heterogeneity between our two study populations, with correlations being considerably stronger in a domesticated population than in a recently wild-derived population. Correlations ranged from essentially zero among outbred-only wild-derived birds (mean Fisher's Zr±SE=0.03±0.10) to moderately strong among domesticated birds of mixed inbreeding status (Zr±SE=0.38±0.08). Our results suggest that, under some conditions, the phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis might apply.

Citovat

FORSTMEIER, Wolfgang, Malika IHLE, Pavlína OPATOVÁ, Katrin MARTIN, Knief ULRICH, Albrechtová JANA, Albrecht TOMÁŠ and Kempenaers BART. Testing the phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis in the presence and absence of inbreeding. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. Hoboken: WILEY, 2017, vol. 30, No 5, p. 968-976. ISSN 1010-061X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13062.

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N2  - The phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis suggests that females can judge male fertility by inspecting male phenotypic traits. This is because male sexually selected traits might correlate with sperm quality if both are sensitive to factors that influence male condition. A recent meta-analysis found little support for this hypothesis, suggesting little or no shared condition dependence. However, we recently reported that in captive zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) inbreeding had detrimental effects both on phenotypic traits and on measures of sperm quality, implying that variation in inbreeding could induce positive covariance between indicator traits and sperm quality. Therefore, we here assess empirically the average strength of correlations between phenotypic traits (courtship rate, beak colour, tarsus length) and measures of sperm quality (proportion of functional sperm, sperm velocity, sperm length) in populations of only outbred individuals and in mixed populations consisting of inbreds (F=0.25) and outbreds (F=0). As expected, phenotype sperm-trait correlations were stronger when the population contained a mix of inbred and outbred individuals. We also found unexpected heterogeneity between our two study populations, with correlations being considerably stronger in a domesticated population than in a recently wild-derived population. Correlations ranged from essentially zero among outbred-only wild-derived birds (mean Fisher's Zr±SE=0.03±0.10) to moderately strong among domesticated birds of mixed inbreeding status (Zr±SE=0.38±0.08). Our results suggest that, under some conditions, the phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis might apply.
ER  -

FORSTMEIER, Wolfgang, Malika IHLE, Pavlína OPATOVÁ, Katrin MARTIN, Knief ULRICH, Albrechtová JANA, Albrecht TOMÁŠ and Kempenaers BART. Testing the phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis in the presence and absence of inbreeding. \textit{Journal of Evolutionary Biology}. Hoboken: WILEY, 2017, vol.~30, No~5, p.~968-976. ISSN~1010-061X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13062.

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