size-assortative mating

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Knowledge graph centered on size-assortative mating with 68 nodes and 133 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Scarlet Gilia, Slender-tube Skyrocket, Crested Butte.

Definition

Mating pattern where individuals preferentially mate with partners of similar body size

Publications (2)

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Genetic and morphological patterns show variation in frequency of hybrids between <i>Ipomopsis</i> (Polemoneaceae) zones of sympatry

2009Heredity

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Swarming and mating behavior of a mayfly <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i> suggest stabilizing selection for male body size

2002Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

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Frequently Associated Species

Scarlet Gilia

Polemoniaceae1 paper

Slender-tube Skyrocket

Polemoniaceae1 paper

Mimulus guttatus

Phrymaceae1 paper

Aquarius remigis

Gerridae1 paper

Aquilegia coerulea

Ranunculaceae1 paper

Limnephilus externus

Limnephilidae1 paper

Colias eurytheme

Pieridae1 paper

Gammarus

Gammaridae1 paper

Chironomidae

Chironomidae1 paper

Engelmann Spruce

Pinaceae1 paper

size-assortative mating

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Definition

Publications (2)

Genetic and morphological patterns show variation in frequency of hybrids between <i>Ipomopsis</i> (Polemoneaceae) zones of sympatry

Swarming and mating behavior of a mayfly <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i> suggest stabilizing selection for male body size

Related Concepts (9)

Genetic diversity

Pollinator-Plant Interactions

Population isolation

life-history trade-offs

balancing selection

gene flow

hybrid zone dynamics

sexual dimorphism

large male advantage