We give a historic overview and critical perspective of polyandry in the context of sexual
selection. Early approaches tended to obfuscate the fact that the total matings (copulations) …

Sexual selection has long been acknowledged as an important evolutionary force, capable
of shaping phenotypes ranging from fascinating and unusual displays to cryptic traits whose …

Territoriality is central to animal behaviourists' understanding of many facets of animal
behaviour, including resource acquisition, space use behaviour, communication and mating …

Hybridization (breeding) is practical evidence and a model of Darwin's theory. But it would
be true, if hybridization between two plants or animal species is possible and produced a …

Although strongly criticized since the 90s, there is still a heavy bias in the field of sexual
selection towards studying males. Arachnids are no exception, with most researchers …

Inspired by the feminist thoughts of Rosi Braidotti and Donna Haraway, the author of this
article endeavours to depict the emerging concept of gender neutrality that has develǦ oped …

Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 54 highlights new advances in the field, with this
new volume presenting interesting chapters on Mobbing in animals: a thorough review and …

It's hard to know what the recourse is [when working with popular media]—what is our
responsibility? At what level are we responsible to make sure our work is disseminated …

Is it possible to be a socio-biologist and a feminist? Socio-biology has been accused of
being a macho ideological arsenal, which seems to exclude in advance any possibility of …

The field of sexual selection has been subject to criticism for the potential biases
researchers bring to their work (eg Gowaty 1997, 2003, 2004; Zuk 2002; Dewsbury 2005; Ah …