Adaptive Sex Allocation in a Simultaneous Hermaphrodite

Evolution ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 1599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Trouve ◽  
Joseph Jourdane ◽  
Francois Renaud ◽  
Patrick Durand ◽  
Serge Morand

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 2492-2498
Author(s):  
Masami M. Tamechika ◽  
Kohei Matsuno ◽  
Satoshi Wada ◽  
Yoichi Yusa


Evolution ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 1599-1604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Trouvé ◽  
Joseph Jourdane ◽  
François Renaud ◽  
Patrick Durand ◽  
Serge Morand


2009 ◽  
Vol 276 (1676) ◽  
pp. 4247-4253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Janicke ◽  
Lukas Schärer

Sexual selection theory for separate-sexed animals predicts that the sexes differ in the benefit they can obtain from multiple mating. Conventional sex roles assume that the relationship between the number of mates and the fitness of an individual is steeper in males compared with females. Under these conditions, males are expected to be more eager to mate, whereas females are expected to be choosier. Here we hypothesize that the sex allocation, i.e. the reproductive investment devoted to the male versus female function, can be an important predictor of the mating strategy in simultaneous hermaphrodites. We argue that within-species variation in sex allocation can cause differences in the proportional fitness gain derived through each sex function. Individuals should therefore adjust their mating strategy in a way that is more beneficial to the sex function that is relatively more pronounced. To test this, we experimentally manipulated the sex allocation in a simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm and investigated whether this affects the mating behaviour. The results demonstrate that individuals with a more male-biased sex allocation (i.e. relatively large testes and small ovaries) are more eager to mate compared with individuals with a more female-biased sex allocation (i.e. relatively small testes and large ovaries). We argue that this pattern is comparable to conventional gender roles in separate-sexed organisms.



Evolution ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher W. Petersen ◽  
Eric A. Fischer


2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 2321-2341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven A. Ramm ◽  
Birgit Lengerer ◽  
Roberto Arbore ◽  
Robert Pjeta ◽  
Julia Wunderer ◽  
...  


2001 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Schärer ◽  
L. M. Karlsson ◽  
M. Christen ◽  
C. Wedekind


Evolution ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 216-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verena S. Brauer ◽  
Lukas Schärer ◽  
Nico K. Michiels






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