In natural fertilisation, the female reproductive tract allows only a strictly selected sperm
subpopulation to proceed in the vicinity of an unfertilised oocyte. Female-mediated sperm …

Cryptic female choice (CFC) is commonly assumed to act only in polyandrous mating
systems, which allows females to bias fertilization towards the sperm of particular males …

The harmful effects of close inbreeding have been recognized for centuries and, with the rise
of Mendelian genetics, was realized to be an effect of homozygosis. This historical …

Infertility is a global health problem affecting 10–15% of couples in reproductive age. Recent
studies have provided growing evidence supporting that lifestyle factors can affect male …

In the dairy industry, mate allocation is dependent on the producer's breeding goals and the
parents' breeding values. The probability of pregnancy differs among sire-dam …

In many species, mate choice continues after the mating via female‐or egg‐derived
biochemical factors that induce selective changes in sperm pre‐fertilization physiology and …

Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) genes appear to mediate pre‐and post‐copulatory mate
choice towards HLA‐dissimilar ('compatible') partners. However, since genetically distinct …

Infertility is assumed to arise exclusively from male-and female-dependent pathological
factors. However, recent studies have indicated that reproductive failure may also result from …

Abstract Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) polymorphism is maintained by balancing
selection through host-pathogen interactions and mate choice. MHC-based mate choice has …

Infertility is currently regarded as a male or female-dependent pathologic condition.
However, emerging evidence suggests that this may be an incomplete view as it misses the …