The sexual reproductive phase in plants might be particularly vulnerable to the effects of
global warming. The direct effect of temperature changes on the reproductive process has …

Female choice for male ornamental traits is widely accepted as a mechanism by which
females maximize their reproductive success and/or offspring quality. However, there is an …

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

Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent
forces sha** the natural world. They affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of …

Sexual and asexual reproduction are found throughout the plant and animal kingdoms.
Asexual reproduction has its advantages, chief among which is that it does not require the …

Background Some of the most exciting advances in pollination biology have resulted from
interdisciplinary research combining ecological and evolutionary perspectives. For example …

The development of multicellular organisms is controlled by differential gene expression
whereby cells adopt distinct fates. A spatially resolved view of gene expression allows the …

Why the autosomal recombination rate differs between female and male meiosis in most
species has been a genetic enigma since the early study of meiosis. Some hypotheses have …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents a review of mate choice and genetic quality,
defines mate choice, and discusses some of the key issues about how individuals can …

I redevelop the hypothesis that lifetime monogamy is a fundamental condition for the
evolution of eusocial lineages with permanent non-reproductive castes, and that later …