Comment on “Bateman in Nature: Predation on Offspring Reduces the Potential for Sexual Selection” | Zendy

Steven A. Ramm | Zendy; Rudy M. Jonker | Zendy; Klaus Reinhold | Zendy; Tamás Székely | Zendy; Fritz Trillmich | Zendy; Tim Schmoll | Zendy; Holger Schielzeth | Zendy; Robert P. Freckleton | Zendy

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Comment on “Bateman in Nature: Predation on Offspring Reduces the Potential for Sexual Selection”

Author(s) -

Steven A. Ramm,

Rudy M. Jonker,

Klaus Reinhold,

Tamás Székely,

Fritz Trillmich,

Tim Schmoll,

Holger Schielzeth,

Robert P. Freckleton

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.1233298

Subject(s) - predation , offspring , selection (genetic algorithm) , sexual selection , biology , zoology , ecology , computer science , artificial intelligence , genetics , pregnancy

Byers and Dunn's (Reports, 9 November 2012, p.802) conclusion that predation constrains sexual selection is problematic for three reasons: their nonstandard calculation of Bateman slopes; their assertion that random processes do not influence reproductive success; and the statistically unjustifiable use of 6 variables to explain just 10 observations

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