Sexual selection and the allometry of earwig forceps

By Leigh W. Simmons, J. L. Tomkins. Evolutionary Ecology, 2005

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics

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Allometry and sexual selection of male weaponry in Wellington tree weta, Hemideina crassidens (2005, background): “For example, positive allometry is exhibited by traits used by females in choosing a male mate (Alatalo et al., 1988; Green, 1992; Petrie, 1988, 1992) and traits used by males in combat with rivals (Baker and Wilkinson, 2001; Eberhard, 2002; Eberhard and Gutie´rrez, 1991; Forsyth and Alcock, 1990; G”
On the analysis of non‐linear allometries (2009, background): “…Society, Ecological Entomology, 34, 1–11 k describes the way that organ size scales with body size, usually estimated as the slope of a straight line fitted to a log – log plot ( Huxley, 1932; Gould, 1966; Simmons & Tomkins, 1996; Knell et al. , 2004; Tomkins et al. , 2005; Warton et al. , 2006 ).”
The Evolution of Animal Weapons (2008, background): “Features that are enlarged in males and are used as weapons include the cerci (“forceps”) in many earwigs (Dermaptera) (Figure 2a) (63, 188, 212, 236), and the hind femora or tibiae of leaf-footed bugs (Hemiptera: Coreidae) (Figure 2b) (71, 92, 180, 182).”
Components of phenotypic variation in avian ornamental and non-ornamental feathers (2004, background): “On the one hand, positive allometries are supposed to indicate that sexual selection has played a role in the evolution of the character through male±male competition (Simmons and Scheepers, 1996; Simmons and Tomkins, 1996).”
Sexual selection and horn allometry in the dung beetle Euoniticellus intermedius (2006, background): “One of the more robust patterns in these scaling relationships is the positive allometry that sexually selected traits tend to show (Gould 1973; Alatalo et al. 1988; Petrie 1988, 1992; Green 1992; Simmons & Tomkins 1996; Knell et al. 1999; Emlen & Nijhout 2000; Palestrini et al. 2000; Baker & Wilk”
Sexual selection and genital evolution (2014, background): “Directional sexual selection is thought to generate positive allometric scaling of traits under selection, a pattern often associated with male secondary sexual traits (Petrie 1988; Wilkinson 1993; Simmons & Tomkins 1996; Wilkinson & Taper 1999).”