Sexually antagonistic genetic variation for fitness in red deer

Katharina Foerster (), Tim Coulson, Ben C. Sheldon, Josephine M. Pemberton, Tim H. Clutton-Brock and Loeske E. B. Kruuk ()
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Katharina Foerster: Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
Tim Coulson: Imperial College, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK
Ben C. Sheldon: Edward Grey Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
Josephine M. Pemberton: Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
Tim H. Clutton-Brock: University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
Loeske E. B. Kruuk: Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK

Nature, 2007, vol. 447, issue 7148, 1107-1110

Abstract: The bad side of a good gene The unique long-term study of the red deer populations on the Isle of Rum, off the west coast of Scotland, has revealed the existence of sexually antagonistic fitness variation in a long-lived, sexually-dimorphic species in the wild. The finding proves what has been expected from theory and recent Drosophila laboratory experiments: genes that make a good male do not necessarily make a good female, and vice versa. The consequence of this effect is the selection against males that carry genes for high female fitness, which may have profound effects on the selection and maintenance of genetic variation in natural populations.

Date: 2007
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