Genetic Variance Through Sexual Selection
For more Science Videos: https://lt.org/ * How does sexual selection contribute to biodiversity on earth? ASTRID T. GROOT investigates this question using the example of moths. As she explains in this video, in many species, including moths, the most common individuals are chosen as mates and the ones that deviate away from the mean are selected against. Following this principle, you would expect less and less variation but this is not the case. * Astrid T. Groot is Group Leader for Population Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology. For further information on ASTRID GROOT and her research visit: http://www.ice.mpg.de/ext/index.php?id=hopa&pers=asgr3820&pg=pres&li= This LT Publication is divided into the following chapters: 0:00 Question 2:08 Method 3:20 Findings 6:08 Relevance 7:39 Outlook