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. 2006 Jun;173(2):1145–1155. doi: 10.1534/genetics.105.048199

Summary of notation

Loci, contexts, positions, and sets of positions
i A single locus i
i A single position at locus i
ifm The position at the i locus that is found in a female and inherited from her father
A A set of positions
Af A set of positions in females
U A set of loci
P The set of positions that affect the female preference
T The set of positions that affect the male trait
H The set of positions that affect hybrid fitness but not the male trait or female preference
Summations and products
i∈A A sum over all positions i in the set A
U⊆A A sum over all subsets U of the set A, including the set A itself and the empty set Ø
i∈A A product over all positions i in the set A
Allele frequencies
pi The frequency of the 1 allele at the position i on the island
Inline graphic The equilibrium frequency of the 1 allele on the island
pC The equilibrium frequency of the 1 allele on the continent
Δp The change in the allele frequency during one generation
dA Inline graphic, the allele frequency divergence between the continent and island
Phenotypes, fitnesses, and selection
P The preference of a particular female on the island
Inline graphic The average preference in females on the island
Inline graphic The equilibrium value of the preference in females on the island
PC The average preference in females on the continent at equilibrium
Z The value of the ecological trait on the island
ZC The value of the ecological trait on the continent
Inline graphic The equilibrium value of the ecological trait on the island
bi The difference in the preference of carrying allele 1 rather than allele 0 at position i
ζi Equals qi if the female carries allele 1 at position i and −pi otherwise
aA The selection coefficient for the set of positions A
s A traditional selection coefficient
β The strength of directional selection on the island
Γ The strength of disruptive selection on the island
Associations
DAi The association among the positions in the set Ai at the start of the generation
Inline graphic The association among the positions in the set Ai after migration
Miscellaneous
rkl The probability that recombination will break up the loci k and l
m The proportion of newly arrived migrants on the island, just after migration
I The effect on reinforcement due to selection on the hybrid incompatibility loci
M The effect on reinforcement due to selection on the male trait loci
FP The proportion of female preference genes found in females