Abstract
Small size results from homozygosity for the polymorphic M4 inversion in the grasshopper Sinipta dalmani. There is directional sexual selection in males favouring the standard sequence and larger individuals. Here I report differential adult male survival in relation to body size and shape in a chromosomally polymorphic population of S. dalmani. Adult male selection was examined by scoring the same five morphometric traits in two consecutive age classes (young and aged males). Multivariate analysis showed significant differences in size between the two samples so that young males are larger for total, third (3 degrees) femur and thorax lengths while aged males show a phenotypic superiority for the lengths of third (3 degrees) tibia and tegmina. Size-adjusted scores for each trait revealed that there are significant differences between young and aged males in shape. In S. dalmani phenotypic selection associated with male mating success may be explained by means of directional selection on body size, while phenotypic selection connected with differential adult male survival may be related to both size and shape.
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