Estimating genetic benefits of polyandry from experimental studies: a meta‐analysis

RA Slatyer, BS Mautz, PRY Backwell… - Biological …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Genetic quality and sexual selection: an integrated framework for good genes and compatible genes

BD Neff, TE Pitcher - Molecular ecology, 2005‏ - Wiley Online Library
Why are females so choosy when it comes to mating? This question has puzzled and
marveled evolutionary and behavioral ecologists for decades. In mating systems in which …

[كتاب][B] Principles of animal communication

JW Bradbury, SL Vehrencamp - 1998‏ - learninglink.oup.com
Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

A dynamic threshold model for terminal investment

KR Duffield, EK Bowers, SK Sakaluk… - Behavioral ecology and …, 2017‏ - Springer
Although reproductive strategies can be influenced by a variety of intrinsic and extrinsic
factors, life history theory provides a rigorous framework for explaining variation in …

The evolution of polyandry: sperm competition, sperm selection, and offspring viability

LW Simmons - Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 2005‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract In contrast to Bateman's principle, there is now increasing evidence that female
fitness can depend on the number of mates obtained. A number of genetic benefits have …

Fecundity selection theory: concepts and evidence

D Pincheira‐Donoso, J Hunt - Biological Reviews, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Fitness results from an optimal balance between survival, mating success and fecundity. The
interactions between these three components of fitness vary depending on the selective …

Sexual conflict over nuptial gifts in insects

DT Gwynne - Annu. Rev. Entomol., 2008‏ - annualreviews.org
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 …

[كتاب][B] The ecology and evolution of Heliconius butterflies

CD Jiggins - 2017‏ - books.google.com
The Heliconius butterflies are one of the classic systems in evolutionary biology and have
contributed hugely to our understanding of evolution over the last 150 years. Their dramatic …

[كتاب][B] Verhaltensbiologie

PM Kappeler - 2012‏ - Springer
Als junger Doktorand im ausgehenden letzten Jahrhundert war das Leben noch
übersichtlich. In der Bibliothek meiner Universität wurden jeden Dienstag die neusten …

Rethinking Bateman's principles: challenging persistent myths of sexually reluctant females and promiscuous males

Z Tang-Martínez - The Journal of Sex Research, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
In 1948, Angus Bateman published a paper on fruit flies that tested Charles Darwin's ideas
of sexual selection. Based on this one fruit fly study, Bateman concluded that because males …