Mate Value

Howie, James Malcolm; Pomiankowski, Andrew

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1802-1

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“…Specifically, the amount of financial resources affects individuals’ cognition of their sense of self-wealth ( Li et al, 2016a ) and affects their self-esteem ( Twenge and Campbell, 2016 ). In particular, an increase in financial resources will improve individuals’ self-perceived mate value ( Shackelford et al, 2005 ; Howie and Pomiankowski, 2018 ). The amount of financial resources also affects individuals’ sense of power and control with respect to decision-making situations ( Li et al, 2016b ).…”

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RETRACTED: Influence of Resources on Cue Preferences in Mate Selection

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According to the research on the influence of resources on mate selection, the amount of financial resources affects an individual's choice of "luxuries" and "necessities" among mate selection cues, while the amount of time resources affects cue diversity. However, for a long time, researchers only paid attention to the impact of financial resources and ignored the role of time resources. Therefore, this paper draws lessons from the relevant research on the influence of time on decision-making and proposes to study mate selection from the perspective of decision-making. Additionally, current research concerning the influence of resources on the choice of a spouse focuses more on results and neglects to examine the process. Therefore, based on the relevant theories, this paper makes several theoretical assumptions regarding the influence mechanism of resource availability on mate choice decisions, gender differences, and the actor-partner effect.

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“…For example, in the three-spined stickleback ( Gasterosteus aculeatus ), females from high condition families display strong preference for male red throat coloration while females from low condition families do not (Bakker et al 1999). If male mate preference is costly, low condition SR males may be less able to bear this cost, leading to weaker male preferences for high value females (Howie and Pomiankowski 2018). A more direct association may arise if genes for male preference are X linked.…”

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Does meiotic drive alter male mate preference?

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Male mate preferences have been demonstrated across a range of species, including the Malaysian stalk-eyed fly, Teleopsis dalmanni. This species is subject to SR, an X-linked male meiotic driver, that causes the dysfunction of Y-sperm and the production all female broods. SR is associated with a low frequency inversion spanning most of the X chromosome that causes reduced organismal fitness. While there has been work considering female avoidance of meiotic drive males, the mating decisions of drive-bearing males have not been considered previously. As drive males are of lower genetic quality they may be less able to bear the cost of choice or may experience weaker selection for its maintenance if they are avoided by females. We investigated preference of drive males using binary choice trials. We confirmed that males prefer to mate with large females (indicative of greater fecundity) but found no evidence that the strength of male mate preference differs between drive and standard males. This suggests that the cost of choice does not restrict male reference among drive males. In a further experiment, we found that large eyespan males showed strong preference whereas small eyespan males showed no preference. This is likely to weaken mate preference in drive males, as on average they have reduced eyespan compared to standard males. In this respect, drive males are subject to and exert weak sexual selection.Lay summaryWe studied male mate preference in stalk-eyed flies. This species suffers from meiotic drive, a selfish genetic element that causes a reduction in sperm production and organismal fitness. We predicted that males with meiotic drive would show weak mate preference. Males preferred to mate with large females, but there was no difference in the strength of preference between drive and non-drive males. Males with larger eyespan showed stronger mate preference. Meiotic drive males usually have reduced eyespan so on average they exert weaker sexual selection on females, but this is mediated by eyespan, not genotype per se.

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Does meiotic drive alter male mate preference?

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Male mate preferences have been demonstrated across a range of species, including the Malaysian stalk-eyed fly, Teleopsis dalmanni. This species is subject to sex-ratio (SR), an X-linked male meiotic driver, which causes the dysfunction of Y-sperm and the production of all-female broods. While there has been work considering female avoidance of meiotic drive males, the mating decisions of drive-bearing males have not been considered previously. Drive males may be less able to bear the cost of choice as SR is associated with a low-frequency inversion that causes reduced organismal fitness. Drive males may also experience weaker selection for preference maintenance if they are avoided by females. Using binary choice trials, across two experiments, we confirmed male preference for large (fecund) females but found no evidence that the strength of male preference differs between drive and standard males. We showed that large eyespan males displayed strong preference for large females, whereas small eyespan males showed no preference. Taken together, these results suggest that, even though meiotic drive is associated with lower genetic quality, it does not directly interfere with male mate preference among available females. However, as drive males tend to have smaller eyespan (albeit only ~5% on average), this will to a minor extent weaken their strength of preference.

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Mate Value

Cited by 4 publications

References 30 publications

RETRACTED: Influence of Resources on Cue Preferences in Mate Selection

RETRACTED: Influence of Resources on Cue Preferences in Mate Selection

Does meiotic drive alter male mate preference?

Does meiotic drive alter male mate preference?

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