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more and brighter nuptial coloration also have
more DNA fragments visualized in restriction
fragment length polymorphism analysis of their
major histocompatibility complex class I loci
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these loci). Such males produce more viable
offspring, with a particularly strong viability
effect on daughters. This suggests that females
should adjust both their reproductive investment
and offspring sex ratio in relation to male
coloration (i.e. differential allocation). Our
results show that experimental manipulation of
partner coloration in the wild results in signifi-
cantly higher maternal effort and a 10% higher
proportion of daughters than sons. This supports
the hypothesis that females increase their
maternal energetic expenditure and adjust their
offspring sex ratio in response to high-quality
partners. However, it also suggests that this has
probably evolved through natural selection for
increased offspring viability (primarily through
production of daughters), rather than through
increased mate attraction (e.g. sexy sons).
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(and, hence, are probably more heterozygous at
these loci). Such males produce more viable
offspring, with a particularly strong viability
effect on daughters. This suggests that females
should adjust both their reproductive investment
and offspring sex ratio in relation to male
coloration (i.e. differential allocation). Our
results show that experimental manipulation of
partner coloration in the wild results in signifi-
cantly higher maternal effort and a 10% higher
proportion of daughters than sons. This supports
the hypothesis that females increase their
maternal energetic expenditure and adjust their
offspring sex ratio in response to high-quality
partners. However, it also suggests that this has
probably evolved through natural selection for
increased offspring viability (primarily through
production of daughters), rather than through
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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Differential sex allocation in sand lizards: bright males induce daughter production in a species with heteromorphic sex chromosomes</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Olsson, Mats</span> and <span class="person_name">Wapstra, Erik</span> and <span class="person_name">Uller, Tobias</span> (2005) <xhtml:em>Differential sex allocation in sand lizards: bright males induce daughter production in a species with heteromorphic sex chromosomes.</xhtml:em> Biology Letters, 1 . pp. 378-380. ISSN 1744-9561</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2195/1/Differentialsexalloction.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2195/1/Differentialsexalloction.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />80Kb</td><td><form method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/request_doc"><input accept-charset="utf-8" value="2779" name="docid" type="hidden" /><div class=""><input value="Request a copy" name="_action_null" class="ep_form_action_button" onclick="return EPJS_button_pushed( '_action_null' )" type="submit" /> </div></form></td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0327">http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0327</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">In sand lizards (Lacerta agilis), males with
more and brighter nuptial coloration also have
more DNA fragments visualized in restriction
fragment length polymorphism analysis of their
major histocompatibility complex class I loci
(and, hence, are probably more heterozygous at
these loci). Such males produce more viable
offspring, with a particularly strong viability
effect on daughters. This suggests that females
should adjust both their reproductive investment
and offspring sex ratio in relation to male
coloration (i.e. differential allocation). Our
results show that experimental manipulation of
partner coloration in the wild results in signifi-
cantly higher maternal effort and a 10% higher
proportion of daughters than sons. This supports
the hypothesis that females increase their
maternal energetic expenditure and adjust their
offspring sex ratio in response to high-quality
partners. However, it also suggests that this has
probably evolved through natural selection for
increased offspring viability (primarily through
production of daughters), rather than through
increased mate attraction (e.g. sexy sons).
</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">sex allocation; maternal allocation;
male attractiveness;
major histocompatibility complex;
heteromorphic sex chromosomes
</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270205.html">270000 Biological Sciences > 270200 Genetics > 270205 Genetic Development (incl. Sex Determination)</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">2195</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Dr Erik Wapstra</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">15 Oct 2007 14:01</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=2195;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=2195">item control page</a></p>
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