When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. For example, when
standardized test scores in education become targets, teachers may start “teaching to the …

Through dishonest signals or actions, individuals often misinform others to their own benefit.
We review recent literature to explore the evolutionary and ecological conditions for …

Sexual conflict permeates ancient religions, from injunctions about thy neighbor's wife to the
sexual obligations of marriage. It is etched in written laws that dictate who can and cannot …

Spiders are well known for using chemical, vibratory, tactile, and visual signals within mating
contexts. All spiders produce silk, and even in non-web building spiders, silk is intimately …

Uniquely positioned at the intersection of sexual selection, nutritional ecology and life-
history theory, nuptial gifts are widespread and diverse. Despite extensive empirical study …

Polyandrous females are expected to discriminate among males through postcopulatory
cryptic mate choice. Yet, there is surprisingly little unequivocal evidence for female-mediated …

Sperm competition drives traits that enhance fertilization success. The amount of sperm
transferred relative to competitors is key for attaining paternity. Female reproductive …

Abstract Theory predicts that cheating individuals should alter their behaviour to avoid
detection, yet empirical data for such 'deceptive'behaviour (and its putative consequence …

In species where females gain a nutritious nuptial gift during mating, the balance between
benefits and costs of mating may depend on access to food. This means that there is not one …

Male mate choice is predicted in systems with high costs of mating, as for those with male
nuptial gifts and/or sexual cannibalism. We ask whether males of the nuptial gift-giving …