Lewis, Sara M.; Vahed, Karim; Koene, Joris M.; Engqvist, Leif Martin; Bussière, Luc F.; Perry, Jennifer C.; Gwynne, Darryl; Lehmann, Gerlind U. C. (2014). Emerging issues in the evolution of animal nuptial gifts. Biology Letters, 10(7), p. 20140336. The Royal Society 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0336
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Uniquely positioned at the intersection of sexual selection, nutritional ecology and life-history theory, nuptial gifts are widespread and diverse. Despite extensive empirical study, we still have only a rudimentary understanding of gift evolution because we lack a unified conceptual framework for considering these traits. In this opinion piece, we tackle several issues that we believe have substantively hindered progress in this area. Here, we: (i) present a comprehensive definition and classification scheme for nuptial gifts (including those transferred by simultaneous hermaphrodites), (ii) outline evolutionary predictions for different gift types, and (iii) highlight some research directions to help facilitate progress in this field.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) > Behavioural Ecology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Engqvist, Leif Martin |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology) |
ISSN: |
1744-9561 |
Publisher: |
The Royal Society |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Karin Schneeberger |
Date Deposited: |
14 Feb 2017 10:12 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:00 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1098/rsbl.2014.0336 |
PubMed ID: |
25030043 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.91476 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/91476 |
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