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 …

Quantifying the shape and strength of mating preferences is a vital component of the study of
sexual selection and reproductive isolation, but the influence of experimental design on …

Hybridization of animal species is a special pattern of mating and hence a behavioral
phenomenon, influenced by ecological, demographic, and individual factors. We examine …

Females often choose their mates, instead of mating at random, even when a father
contributes nothing but genes to his offspring. Costly female preferences for males with …

The “shape” of a female mating preference is the relationship between a male trait and the
probability of acceptance as a mating partner. The shape of preferences is important in …

Dietary restriction during development can affect adult body size and condition. In many
species, larger (high-condition) males gain higher mating success through male-male …

Most theoretical models on evolution of male secondary sexual characters and female
preferences for these characters suggest that the male characters evolve in response to …

Abstract Female mate preferences are a major cause of diversity and elaboration in male
sexual traits. Here we characterize the shape of female preference functions for pulse length …

We investigated the importance of male song and morphological characters to the male
mating success in a two-year field study in natural populations of D. littoralis and D …

The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a worldwide pest of olive fruits.
To date, the mating behavior of this tephritid has not been fully clarified. Little has been …