Richard D. Wilkinson
Detecting non-binomial sex allocation when developmental mortality operates
Wilkinson, Richard D.; Kapranas, Apostolos; Hardy, Ian C.W.
Authors
Apostolos Kapranas
Ian C.W. Hardy
Abstract
Optimal sex allocation theory is one of the most intricately developed areas of evolutionary ecology. Under a range of conditions, particularly under population sub-division, selection favours sex being allocated to offspring non-randomly, generating non-binomial variances of offspring group sex ratios. Detecting non-binomial sex allocation is complicated by stochastic developmental mortality, as offspring sex can often only be identified on maturity with the sex of non-maturing offspring remaining unknown. We show that current approaches for detecting non-binomiality have limited ability to detect non-binomial sex allocation when developmental mortality has occurred. We present a new procedure using an explicit model of sex allocation and mortality and develop a Bayesian model selection approach (available as an R package). We use the double and multiplicative binomial distributions to model over- and under-dispersed sex allocation and show how to calculate Bayes factors for comparing these alternative models to the null hypothesis of binomial sex allocation.
The ability to detect non-binomial sex allocation is greatly increased, particularly in cases where mortality is common. The use of Bayesian methods allows for the quantification of the evidence in favour of each hypothesis, and our modelling approach provides an improved descriptive capability over existing approaches. We use a simulation study to situations where current methods fail, and we illustrate the approach in real scenarios using empirically obtained datasets on the sexual composition of groups of gregarious parasitoid wasps demonstrate substantial improvements in power for detecting non-binomial sex allocation in situations where current methods fail, and we illustrate the approach in real scenarios using empirically obtained datasets on the sexual composition of groups of gregarious parasitoid wasps.
Citation
Wilkinson, R. D., Kapranas, A., & Hardy, I. C. (2016). Detecting non-binomial sex allocation when developmental mortality operates. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 408, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.08.008
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 9, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 12, 2016 |
Publication Date | Nov 7, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Sep 23, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Journal of Theoretical Biology |
Print ISSN | 0022-5193 |
Electronic ISSN | 1095-8541 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 408 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.08.008 |
Keywords | Sex ratio, Under-dispersion, Bayes factor, Markov chain Monte Carlo |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/829828 |
Publisher URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022519316302429 |
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