Female genitalia have been largely neglected in studies of genital evolution, perhaps due to
the long‐standing belief that they are relatively invariable and therefore taxonomically and …

Copulatory wounding (CW) is widespread in the animal kingdom, but likely underreported
because of its cryptic nature. We use four case studies (Drosophila flies, Siphopteron slugs …

The bed bug, Cimex lectularius, has re-established itself as a ubiquitous human
ectoparasite throughout much of the world during the past two decades. This global …

Over the past two decades there has been a worldwide spread of blood-sucking bedbugs
(Cimicidae), leading to naming them a re-emerging plague. New hosts and species have …

Rapid genitalia evolution is believed to be mainly driven by sexual selection. Recently,
noncopulatory genital functions have been suggested to exert stronger selection pressure …

Sexual conflict occurs whenever there is sexually antagonistic selection on shared traits.
When shared traits result from interactions (eg, mating rate) and have a different genetic …

Traumatic insemination refers to mating in which males pierce the female's integument with
his penis for insemination. Strepsiptera are often listed as an example for this mode of …

The potential for sexual conflict to influence the evolution of life span and aging has been
recognized for more than a decade, and recent work also suggests that variation in life span …

The evolution of female genitalia has historically received less attention than male
reproductive organs. Several papers have underscored the disparities in research efforts …

Intergenomic evolutionary conflicts increase biological diversity. In sexual conflict, female
defence against males is generally assumed to be resistance, which, however, often leads …