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Heightened Condition Dependence of a Sexually Selected Signal in Male Polistes dominulus Paper Wasps

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dc.creator Izzo, Amanda
dc.creator Tibbetts, Elizabeth A.
dc.date 2015-05-04T20:35:59Z
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dc.date 2015-06
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dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/111100
dc.identifier 10.1111/eth.12371
dc.identifier Ethology
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dc.description Sexually selected signals are theoretically expected to exhibit heightened condition dependence compared to non‐signaling traits. This link to condition enables sexual signals to provide information regarding individual quality and also provides a mechanism that allows animals to develop signals that accurately reflect their abilities. Most previous work on sexual signal condition dependence has focused on signals that have clear developmental costs, while less is known about the development of other types of quality signals. Male Polistes dominulus paper wasps have yellow‐on‐black abdominal spots that are important signals during female choice and male–male competition. These signals lack obvious production costs, as males are covered in yellow and black patterns composed of the same pigments. Here, we assess signal condition dependence by testing whether larval diet has a stronger influence on the development of male spots than on the development of control traits composed of the same pigments. Males reared on ad libitum diets developed elliptical spots similar to those seen on dominant, attractive males, while males reared on restricted diets developed irregularly shaped spots similar to those seen on subordinate, unattractive males. Remarkably, the development of a control trait composed of the same yellow and black pigments was not influenced by larval diet. Therefore, sexually selected signals can be developmentally decoupled from traits comprised of the same pigments. Condition dependence of sexually selected signals is likely to be a widespread solution to the challenge of developing sexually selected signals that accurately convey information about individual quality.
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dc.publisher Oxford Univ. Press
dc.publisher Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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dc.subject melanin
dc.subject ornament
dc.subject sexual selection
dc.subject lek paradox
dc.subject condition‐dependent
dc.subject Natural Resources and Environment
dc.subject Science
dc.title Heightened Condition Dependence of a Sexually Selected Signal in Male Polistes dominulus Paper Wasps
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