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Non-random mating and information theory

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  • Carvajal-Rodríguez, A.

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In this work, mate choice is modeled by means of the abstract concept of mutual mating propensity. This only assumes that different types of couples can have different mating success. The model is adequate for any population where mating occurs among distinct types. There is no extra assumption about particular mating scheme or preference model. The concept of mutual mating propensity permits to express the observed change in the mating phenotypes as the gain in information with respect to random mating. The obtained expression is a form of the Price equation in which the mapping between ancestral and descendant population is substituted by a mapping between random mating and non random mating population.

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  • Carvajal-Rodríguez, A., 2018. "Non-random mating and information theory," Theoretical Population Biology, Elsevier, vol. 120(C), pages 103-113.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:thpobi:v:120:y:2018:i:c:p:103-113
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2018.01.003
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    1. Dominic A. Edward, 2015. "The description of mate choice," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 26(2), pages 301-310.
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