Do metrics of sexual selection conform to Bateman's principles in a wind-pollinated plant?

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Title
Do metrics of sexual selection conform to Bateman's principles in a wind-pollinated plant?
Journal
Proceedings. Biological sciences
Author(s)
Tonnabel J., David P., Pannell J.R.
ISSN
1471-2954 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0962-8452
Publication state
Published
Issued date
26/06/2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
286
Number
1905
Pages
20190532
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Bateman's principles posit that male fitness varies more, and relies more on mate acquisition, than female fitness. While Bateman's principles should apply to any organism producing gametes of variable sizes, their application to plants is potentially complicated by the high levels of polyandry suspected for plants, and by variation in the spatial distribution of prospective mates. Here we quantify the intensity of sexual selection by classical Bateman metrics using two common gardens of the wind-pollinated dioecious plant Mercurialis annua. Consistent with Bateman's principles, males displayed significantly positive Bateman gradients (a regression of fitness on mate number), whereas the reproductive success of females was independent of their ability to access mates. A large part of male fitness was explained by their mate number, which in turn was associated with males' abilities to disperse pollen. Our results suggest that sexual selection can act in plant species in much the same way as in many animals, increasing the number of mates through traits that promote pollen dispersal.
Keywords
Plant Physiological Phenomena, Pollination, Selection, Genetic, Sex Characteristics, Sex Factors, Wind, Bateman gradient, male–male competition, mating system, polyandry, sessile organisms
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Web of science
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Yes
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