Natural and Sexual Selection in a Wild Insect Population

• DOI: 10.1126/science.1188102
• Publication Date: 2010-06-03T18:10:57Z
• Authors: R. Rodríguez-Muñoz; A. Bretman; J. Slate; C. A. Walling; T. Tregenza
• Keywords: Natural population growth

The understanding of natural and sexual selection requires both field laboratory studies to exploit the advantages avoid disadvantages each approach. However, have tended be polarized among types organisms studied, with vertebrates studied in invertebrates lab. We used video monitoring combined DNA profiling all members a wild population crickets across two generations capture factors predicting reproductive success males females. that predict male's gaining mates differ from those how many offspring he has. confirm fundamental prediction vary more their than females, we find females as well leave when they mate partners.