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Table 1 Mating table for one preference/one trait model

From: The role of sexual preferences in intrasexual female competition

  

Males

  

x1

x2

x3

x4

Females

x1

α x 1 x 1 Z

x 1 x 2 Z

α x 1 x 3 Z

x 1 x 4 Z

 

x2

α x 2 x 1 Z

x 2 x 2 Z

α x 2 x 3 Z

x 2 x 4 Z

 

x3

x3x1

x3x2

x3x3

x3x4

 

x4

x4x1

x4x2

x4x3

x4x4

 

Z = α(x1 + x3) + x2 + x4

  1. Females with the preference allele prefer males bearing a trait by a factor α. Matings are normalized by Z so that all female genotypes have equal mating success.