Sexual conflict occurs when the genetic interests of males and females diverge. Recent
evidence supporting the view that male and female genomes are in conflict has now …

Sperm competition was identified in 1970 as a pervasive selective force in post‐copulatory
sexual selection that occurs when the ejaculates of different males compete to fertilise a …

Mutualisms play a key role in most ecosystems, yet the mechanisms that prevent
overexploitation of the mutualistic relationship are still poorly understood. In the mutualism …

The female reproductive tract is where competition between the sperm of different males
takes place, aided and abetted by the female herself. Intense postcopulatory sexual …

The seminal fluid is a complex medium containing a great variety of molecules, mainly
produced by sex accessory glands, and also cells other than spermatozoa (eg leucocytes) …

The evolution of organismality is a social process. All organisms originated from groups of
simpler units that now show high cooperation among the parts and are nearly free of …

Mating induces profound changes in female insect behavior and physiology. In Drosophila
melanogaster, mating causes a reduction in sexual receptivity and an elevation in egg …

Mating elicits two major changes in the reproductive behavior of many insect females. The
egg-laying rate increases and the readiness to accept males (receptivity) is reduced. These …

Conflicts between females and males over reproductive decisions are common [1]. In
Drosophila, as in many other organisms, there is often a conflict over how often to mate. The …

Empirical studies of sexual selection typically focus on one of the two mechanisms of sexual
selection without integrating these into a description of total sexual selection, or study total …