Cryptic female choice (CFC) represents postmating intersexual selection arising from female-
driven mechanisms at or after mating that bias sperm use and impact male paternity share …

Darwin developed the theory of sexual selection to account for the evolution of weaponry,
ornamentation and other secondary sexual characters that are commonly more developed …

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

The consequences of polyandry for female fitness are controversial. Sexual conflict studies
and a meta‐analysis of mating rates in insects suggest that there is a longevity cost when …

For sexual selection to act on a given sex, there must exist variation in the reproductive
success of that sex as a result of differential access to mates or fertilisations. The …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews the current knowledge of variation in sperm
morphology over several levels of biological organization: variation within males (both within …

The cognitive science of religion is a rapidly growing field whose practitioners apply insights
from advances in cognitive science in order to provide a better understanding of religious …

Edible and seminal gifts that male arthropods transfer to their mates range from important
material donations to items that provide little direct benefit. Recent reviews and research …

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 …

Parental genomic imprinting is characterized by the expression of a selected panel of genes
from one of the two parental alleles. Recent evidence shows that DNA methylation and …