The notion that men are more variable than women has become embedded into scientific
thinking. For mental traits like personality, greater male variability has been partly attributed …

Sexual selection can explain major micro‐and macro‐evolutionary patterns. Much of current
theory predicts that the strength of sexual selection (i) is driven by the relative abundance of …

ABSTRACT A central question in ecology and evolution is to understand why sexual
selection varies so much in strength across taxa; it has long been known that ecological …

In mammals, sexual size dimorphism often reflects the intensity of sexual selection, yet its
connection to genomic evolution remains unexplored. Gene family size evolution can reflect …

Whether and how human populations exposed to the agricultural revolution are still affected
by Darwinian selection remains controversial among social scientists, biologists, and the …

Close‐kin mark–recapture (CKMR) is a method analogous to traditional mark–recapture but
without requiring recapture of individuals. Instead, multilocus genotypes (genetic marks) are …

Evolutionary biologists have developed several indices, such as selection gradients (β) and
the opportunity for sexual selection (I s), to quantify the actual and/or potential strength of …

Natal dispersal is defined as the movement between the natal range and the site of first
breeding and is one of the most important processes in population dynamics. The choice an …

Dispersal is a key mechanism enabling species to adjust their geographic range to rapid
global change. However, dispersal is costly and environmental modifications are likely to …

The degree of polygyny is predicted to influence the strength of direct male–male
competition, leading to a high variance in male lifetime reproductive success and to …