Darwin's theory of sexual selection fundamentally changed how we think about sex and
evolution. The struggle over mating and fertilization is a powerful driver of diversification …

The aim of this review is to consider variation in mating preferences among females. We
define mating preferences as the sensory and behavioural properties that influence the …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Why are most animal signals reliable? This is the central problem for evolutionary biologists
interested in signals. A number of theoretical answers have been proposed and empirical …

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

Competition over mates takes many forms and has far-reaching consequences for many
organisms. Recent work suggests that relative reproductive rates of males and females …

We review the current status of three well–established models (direct benefits, indirect
benefits and sensory drive) and one newcomer (antagonistic chase–away) of the evolution …

All insects possess homologous segments, but segment specification differs radically among
insect orders. In Drosophila, maternal morphogens control the patterned activation of gap …

The handicap hypothesis of sexual selection predicts that sexual ornaments have evolved
heightened condition–dependent expression. The prediction has only recently been subject …

The last decade has witnessed considerable theoretical and empirical investigation of how
male sexual ornaments evolve. This strong male-biased perspective has resulted in the …