Studies of female mate choice commonly use virgin females as test subjects, either to control
for the effects of mating or because virgin females are presumed to be more responsive to …

Animals are usually expected to avoid mating with relatives (kin avoidance) as incestuous
mating can lead to the expression of inbreeding depression. Yet, theoretical models predict …

The negative consequences of inbreeding have led animal biologists to assume that mate
choice is generally biased against relatives. However, inbreeding avoidance is highly …

High density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays allow large numbers of
individuals to be rapidly and cost-effectively genotyped at large numbers of genetic markers …

Mating with close kin can have considerable negative fitness consequences, which are
expected to result in selective pressure for inbreeding avoidance mechanisms, such as …

Aggressive behavior is important for acquiring crucial resources in many animals. As such
behavior is costly, selection favors contestants that can accurately gather information …