Conceptual developments in sperm competition: a very brief synopsis
GA Parker - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The past half century has seen the development of the field of post-ejaculatory sexual
selection, the sequel to sexual selection for mate-acquisition (pre-ejaculatory) described by …
selection, the sequel to sexual selection for mate-acquisition (pre-ejaculatory) described by …
An inconvenient truth: the unconsidered benefits of convenience polyandry
Polyandry, or multiple mating by females with different males, is commonplace. One
explanation is that females engage in convenience polyandry, mating multiple times to …
explanation is that females engage in convenience polyandry, mating multiple times to …
Gone but not forgotten: dynamics of sperm storage and potential ejaculate digestion in the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens
F Manas, H Piterois, C Labrousse… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding the dynamics of sperm storage is essential to unravel the complexity of post-
copulatory sexual selection processes in internally fertilized species. This physiological …
copulatory sexual selection processes in internally fertilized species. This physiological …
Solifuge (camel spider) reproductive biology: an untapped taxon for exploring sexual selection
The exploration of new and diverse animal groups in the study of sexual selection is both
necessary and important to help better understand broad patterns and test sexual selection …
necessary and important to help better understand broad patterns and test sexual selection …
Strategic adjustment of ejaculate quality in response to variation of the socio-sexual environment
M Magris - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2021 - Springer
Strategic ejaculate adjustments occur when males modify their investment in sperm and
nonsperm components of the ejaculate according to the context. This strategy is expected to …
nonsperm components of the ejaculate according to the context. This strategy is expected to …
Multilevel selection in kin selection language
J Lehtonen - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2016 - cell.com
Few issues have raised more debate among evolutionary biologists than kin selection (KS)
versus multilevel selection (MLS). They are formally equivalent, but use different-looking …
versus multilevel selection (MLS). They are formally equivalent, but use different-looking …
Evolution of nuptial gifts and its coevolutionary dynamics with male-like persistence traits of females for multiple mating
Background Many male animals donate nutritive materials during courtship or mating to their
female mates. Donation of large-sized gifts, though costly to prepare, can result in increased …
female mates. Donation of large-sized gifts, though costly to prepare, can result in increased …
Sex ratios, virginity, and local resource enhancement in a quasisocial parasitoid
A Kapranas, ICW Hardy, X Tang… - Entomologia …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
S clerodermus harmandi (B uysson)(H ymenoptera: B ethylidae) is an economically
beneficial species of parasitoid wasp that has an unusual level of sociality: groups of female …
beneficial species of parasitoid wasp that has an unusual level of sociality: groups of female …
Sperm allocation strategies in a sperm heteromorphic insect
Theories predict that in polyandrous species, the focal male should increase sperm
allocation per mate in the presence of rivals to gain greater share of paternity, but in the …
allocation per mate in the presence of rivals to gain greater share of paternity, but in the …
A biological switching valve evolved in the female of a sex-role reversed cave insect to receive multiple seminal packages
We report a functional switching valve within the female genitalia of the Brazilian cave insect
Neotrogla. The valve complex is composed of two plate-like sclerites, a closure element, and …
Neotrogla. The valve complex is composed of two plate-like sclerites, a closure element, and …