Sexual selection on females in a species with dynamic sex roles

Robin Hare

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Abstract

Sexual selection on female animals has been historically overlooked. In this thesis I explore the evolutionary consequences of sexual selection in a bushcricket endemic to Western Australia. I find evidence for brief periods of sexual selection leading to the maintenance of large auditory spiracles among females; evidence of sexual dimorphism in olfactory profiles between the sexes probably maintained by sexual selection; and evidence of divergence among populations probably caused by differences in the strength of sexual selection among populations. I conclude that even brief and circumscribed episodes of sexual selection are sufficient to generate evolutionary consequences in female animals.
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution
  • The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Simmons, Leigh, Supervisor
  • Kennington, Jason, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors
Award date14 Feb 2022
DOIs
Publication statusUnpublished - 2022

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