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Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci

Title:		"Mate choice in a polluted world: consequences for individuals, populations and communities"
Author(s):		Candolin U; Wong BBM;
Address:		"Organsimal and Evolutionary Biology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia"
Journal Title:		Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
Year:		2019
Volume:		20190729
Issue:		1781
Page Number:		20180055 -
DOI:		10.1098/rstb.2018.0055
ISSN/ISBN:		1471-2970 (Electronic) 0962-8436 (Print) 0962-8436 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Pollution (e.g. by chemicals, noise, light, heat) is an insidious consequence of anthropogenic activity that affects environments worldwide. Exposure of wildlife to pollutants has the capacity to adversely affect animal communication and behaviour across a wide range of sensory modalities-by not only impacting the signalling environment, but also the way in which animals produce, perceive and interpret signals and cues. Such disturbances, particularly when it comes to sex, can drastically alter fitness. Here, we consider how pollutants disrupt communication and behaviour during mate choice, and the ecological and evolutionary changes such disturbances can engender. We explain how the different stages of mate choice can be affected by pollution, from encountering mates to the final choice, and how changes to these stages can influence individual fitness, population dynamics and community structure. We end with discussing how an understanding of these disturbances can help inform better conservation and management practices and highlight important considerations and avenues for future research. This article is part of the theme issue 'Linking behaviour to dynamics of populations and communities: application of novel approaches in behavioural ecology to conservation'"
Keywords:		"*Animal Communication Animals Animals, Wild Biological Evolution Environmental Pollutants/*adverse effects Female Male Mating Preference, Animal/*drug effects *Selection, Genetic communication courtship environmental change mate preferences sexual selecti;"
Notes:		"MedlineCandolin, Ulrika Wong, Bob B M eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review England 2019/07/30 Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2019 Sep 16; 374(1781):20180055. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2018.0055. Epub 2019 Jul 29"