Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Evolutionary Biology Année : 2023

To Self or Not to Self? Absence of Mate Choice despite Costly Outcrossing in the Fungus Podospora Anserina

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Abstract Fungi have a large potential for flexibility in their mode of sexual reproduction, resulting in mating systems ranging from haploid selfing to outcrossing. However, we know little about which mating strategies are used in nature, and why, even in well-studied model organisms. Here, we explored the fitness consequences of alternative mating strategies in the ascomycete fungus Podospora anserina . We measured and compared fitness proxies of nine genotypes in either diploid selfing or outcrossing events, over two generations, and with or without environmental stress. We showed that fitness was consistently lower in outcrossing events, irrespective of the environment. The cost of outcrossing was partly attributed to non-self recognition genes with pleiotropic effects on fertility. We then predicted that when presented with options to either self or outcross, individuals would perform mate choice in favour of the reproductive strategy that yields higher fitness. Contrary to our prediction, individuals did not seem to avoid outcrossing when a choice was offered, in spite of the fitness cost incurred. Our results suggest that, although functionally diploid, P. anserina does not benefit from outcrossing in most cases. We outline different explanations for the apparent lack of mate choice in face of high fitness costs associated with outcrossing, including a new perspective on the pleiotropic effect of non-self recognition genes.
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hal-04833217 , version 1 (12-12-2024)

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Ivain Martinossi-Allibert, Sandra Lorena Ament-Velásquez, Sven J. Saupe, Hanna Johannesson. To Self or Not to Self? Absence of Mate Choice despite Costly Outcrossing in the Fungus Podospora Anserina. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2023, 36 (1), pp.238--250. ⟨10.1111/jeb.14108⟩. ⟨hal-04833217⟩

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