Sexual selection on locomotor performance

作者：Husak Jerry F^*; Fox Stanley F

来源：Evolutionary Ecology Research, 2008, 10(2): 213-228.

• endurance
• locomotion
• performance
• sexual selection
• sprint speed

Questions: Does sexual selection operate on locomotor performance? Which taxa are likely to have locomotor performance influenced by sexual selection?
Methods: We reviewed recent literature.
Conclusions: Theory and empirical evidence support the hypothesis that sexual selection operates on locomotor performance, but tests of alternative hypotheses are rare. We provide a general framework for developing testable hypotheses. Many animal taxa show potential for sexual selection as a strong force acting on locomotor performance. These include species with mate aerial display or territory defence, such as numerous bird species, gliding lizards, and flying insects, but also terrestrial ones, among which lizards have been studied the most. Locomotor performance may be an important component of female choice via its direct or indirect benefits to females.

• 出版日期2008-2
• 单位美国弗吉尼亚理工大学(Virginia Tech)