Since the first molecular study providing evidence for mating outside the pair bond in birds
over 30 years ago,> 500 studies have reported rates of extra‐pair paternity (EPP) in> 300 …

Extra-pair reproduction is widely hypothesized to allow females to avoid inbreeding with
related socially paired males. Consequently, numerous field studies have tested the key …

Inbreeding depression plays a major role in sha** mating systems: in particular,
inbreeding avoidance is often proposed as a mechanism explaining extra-pair reproduction …

The degree of inbreeding expressed within populations can profoundly shape evolutionary
dynamics. The degree to which individuals inbreed is frequently assumed to evolve in …

Inbreeding avoidance among interacting females and males is not always observed despite
inbreeding depression in offspring fitness, creating an apparent “inbreeding paradox.” This …

Inbreeding depression is widely regarded as a driving force in the evolution of dispersal,
mate choice and sperm selection. However, due to likely costs of inbreeding avoidance …

The evolutionary benefits of simultaneous polyandry (female multiple mating within a single
reproductive event) remain elusive. One potential benefit could arise if polyandry alters …

Understanding micro-evolutionary responses of mating systems to contemporary selection
requires estimating sex-specific additive genetic variances and cross-sex genetic …

Female extra-pair reproduction in socially monogamous systems is predicted to cause
cuckolded socially-paired males to conditionally reduce paternal care, causing selection …

Inbreeding depression is widely hypothesized to drive adaptive evolution of precopulatory
and post‐copulatory mechanisms of inbreeding avoidance, which in turn are hypothesized …