We will be organizing a symposium on "Ecology and the evolution of
reproductive traits" at the 3rd Joint Congress of Evolutionary Biology
(July 26-30 in Montreal). Both ecologists and evolutionary biologists
have uncovered a wide range of contexts in which ecology dramatically
shapes the evolution of many reproductive traits. We hope that this
symposium will make clear the broad importance of ecology for the
evolution of reproductive traits and allow researchers to make connections
across different systems as well as across ecological and evolutionary
contexts. Research themes could include, but are by no means limited
to, the plasticity of sexual signals in different ecological contexts,
impacts of anthropogenic changes on reproduction, and contemporary
evolution of secondary sexual traits. The abstract is provided at the
end of the message.

Registration is now open, and abstracts can be submitted to be
considered for this symposium. Please see 2024 Conference info
(evolutionmeetings.org) for meeting info. If you have any questions
about the symposium, don't hesitate to contact the organizers.

Brian Lerch (blerch@live.unc.edu)
Sarah Flanagan (sarah.flanagan@canterbury.ac.nz)

Symposium abstract:
It is well established that ecological context is critical for
shaping the evolution of ecologically relevant traits such as those
controlling resource acquisition. However, despite the key role of
reproductive traits for shaping fitness outcomes, less attention has
been paid to understanding and synthesizing how ecology influences their
evolution. Our symposium will fill this gap by highlighting the role
of ecology in shaping the evolution of reproductive traits and welcome
research on the impacts of reproductive trait evolution on ecological
processes. Research themes could include the plasticity of sexual signals
in different ecological contexts, impacts of anthropogenic changes on
reproduction, contemporary evolution of secondary sexual traits, among
many others. By bringing together research on a broad range of taxa and
from diverse perspectives, we hope to yield insight into the role of
ecology for the evolution of reproductive traits.

"Lerch, Brian" <blerch@live.unc.edu>

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