In my recent paper published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, I described the results of some of the work I did while in Sweden (which I've written about previously 1,2,3). I discovered that individual quality (both male quality and female quality) and timing of reproduction impact reproductive success in the broad-nosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle. This … Continue reading Pipefish pairing
Selection can have trade-offs at many different points during an individual's lifetime, not just between natural and sexual selection. Males and females are often under different selection pressures, and natural selection can also be broken down into different episodes or components. In my most recent paper, I used the selection components analysis approach in a population of pipefish to identify SNPs associated with differential viability in the sexes and to find SNPs associated with sexual selection.
Sarah Flanagan 