Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4377745 | Ecological Modelling | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Here we take a broader theoretical approach to analyze why populations exhibiting CSD persist in nature, even if they contain large proportions of homozygous diploid individuals. Using an individual-based model of spatially structured hymenopteran populations, we show that (i) inviability or reduced fertility of homozygous individuals, (ii) female-biased sex ratio, and (iii) strong intra-specific competition can mitigate the negative influence of CSD on population persistence and that (iv) already extremely low dispersal rates will result in long term survival. These findings underline the importance of life history traits for population survival and demonstrate that rather specific conditions must be met to initiate the 'diploid male vortex'.
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Authors
Silke Hein, Hans-Joachim Poethke, Silvia Dorn,