The aim of this review is to consider the potential benefits that females may gain from mating
more than once in a single reproductive cycle. The relationship between non-genetic and …

An increasing number of studies find females to base their mate choice on several cues.
Why this occurs is debated and many different hypotheses have been proposed. Here I …

The past decade has seen a profound change in the scientific understanding of
reproduction. The traditional view of reproduction as a joint venture undertaken by two …

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

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 …

Although empirical evidence has shown that many male traits have evolved via sexual
selection by female mate choice, our understanding of the adaptive value of female mating …

Behavioural ecology is currently undergoing a paradigm shift, with the traditional concepts of
the choosy, monogamous female and the coadapted gene complex increasingly giving way …

We contrast some recent uses of the concept of male‐female conflict, with the type of conflict
that is inherent in traditional Darwinian female choice. Females in apparent conflict …

Darwin's recognition that male–male competition and female choice could favor the
evolution of exaggerated male traits detrimental to survival set the stage for more than a …

Mating has been found to be costly for females of some species because of toxic products
that males transfer to females in their seminal fluid. Such mating costs seem paradoxical …