Mate choice by males has been recognized at least since Darwin's time, but its phylogenetic
distribution and effect on the evolution of female phenotypes remain poorly known …

Sexual conflict is a conflict between the evolutionary interests of individuals of the two sexes.
The sexes can have different trait optima but this need not imply conflict if their optima can …

One hundred years after Darwin considered how sexual selection shapes the behavioral
and morphological characteristics of males for acquiring mates, Parker realized that sexual …

The female reproductive tract is where competition between the sperm of different males
takes place, aided and abetted by the female herself. Intense postcopulatory sexual …

The seminal fluid of male Drosophila contains a cocktail of proteins that have striking effects
on male and female fitness. In D. melanogaster, seminal fluid proteins affect female …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents a review of mate choice and genetic quality,
defines mate choice, and discusses some of the key issues about how individuals can …

Sperm morphological variation has attracted considerable interest and generated a wealth
of predominantly descriptive studies over the past three centuries. Yet, apart from …

This book describes the evolutionary and ecological consequences of reproductive
competition for scarabaeine dung beetles. As well as giving us insight into the private lives …

Insects display a staggering diversity of mating and social behaviours. Studying these
systems provides insights into a wide range of evolutionary and behavioural questions, such …

Publisher Summary The mechanisms of sexual reproduction are expected to be complex
and evolutionarily dynamic in internally fertilizing species, where numerous biochemical …