Quantifying the shape and strength of mating preferences is a vital component of the study of
sexual selection and reproductive isolation, but the influence of experimental design on …

The important role that mate choice plays in the lives of animals is matched by the large and
active research field dedicated to studying it. Researchers work on a wide range of species …

In many animals, experience modifies behaviour in a variety of ways and contexts. Here we
focus on experience of social environments and phenotypic plasticity in mate preferences …

Recent theory predicts that in species where females tend to mate with the relatively most
ornamented males, males may increase their attractiveness to females, and hence mating …

Males often strategically adjust the number of available sperm based on the social context
(ie sperm priming response), but it remains unclear how environmental and genetic factors …

Sexual selection is often assumed to be strong and consistent, yet increasing research
shows it can fluctuate over space and time. Few experimental studies have examined …

The link between the evolution of advanced sociality and cognition has been an important
concept across fields and taxonomic boundaries. However, in many study systems …

In principle, temporal fluctuations in the potential for sexual selection can be estimated as
changes in intrasexual variance in reproductive success (ie the opportunity for selection) …

The environments animals inhabit vary greatly in structural complexity, both naturally and as
a consequence of human disturbance. Structural complexity might affect communication by …

Many sexually selected traits exhibit phenotypic plasticity. Despite a growing appreciation
for the ecological context in which sexual selection occurs, and for the role of plasticity in …