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Assortative mating in space and time: patterns and biases

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Autor(es):
Rios Moura, Rafael [1, 2] ; Oliveira Gonzaga, Marcelo [1] ; Silva Pinto, Nelson [3] ; Vasconcellos-Neto, Joao [4] ; Requena, Gustavo S. [5]
Número total de Autores: 5
Afiliação do(s) autor(es):
[1] Univ Fed Uberlandia, Inst Biol, Uberlandia, MG - Brazil
[2] Univ Estado Minas Gerais, Dept Ciencias Biol, Nucleo Extensao & Pesquisa Ecol & Evolucao NEPEE, Ituiutaba, MG - Brazil
[3] Ctr Univ Araguaia, Dept Biol, Nucleo Extensao Pesquisa & Posgrad, Goiania, Go - Brazil
[4] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Biol Anim, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[5] Sci Yourself Initiat, New Haven, CT - USA
Número total de Afiliações: 5
Tipo de documento: Artigo de Revisão
Fonte: ECOLOGY LETTERS; v. 24, n. 5 FEB 2021.
Citações Web of Science: 0
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Despite the important roles of assortative mating for understanding evolutionary processes, our knowledge on the variation in assortative mating across populations and breeding periods has been overshadowed by the greater attention given to general patterns. Obtaining data on mating pairs are difficult for most species; therefore, researchers often group data from different populations or breeding periods, which can increase positive biases in detecting and estimating assortative mating. We used a meta-analytic approach to investigate the biases caused by spatially or temporally pooling data and the assortative mating consistency across populations and breeding periods. We describe assortative mating patterns across and within animal taxa. We performed a systematic review to search studies reporting measures of size-assortative mating (SAM). Grouping data from multiple populations and seasons incurred positive biases. Overall, assortative mating moderately exhibited low repeatability in space and time, but it was inconsistent for most taxa. After excluding pooled measures, the average estimate for assortative mating was moderate and positive. Thus, our findings demonstrate that pooling data can produce misleading results. We also highlight the importance of further investigation of hypotheses that explain spatial and temporal variation in assortative mating, after its detection. Our study reinforces the significance of investigating mating patterns at various spatial and temporal scales before drawing broad conclusions. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 17/14196-5 - Variações interpopulacionais no sistema de acasalamento e sucesso reprodutivo de Manogea porracea (Araneae, Araneidae), uma aranha com cuidado anfisexual
Beneficiário:Rafael Rios Moura
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado