Mate choice is a potent generator of diversity and a fundamental pillar for sexual selection
and evolution. Mate choice is a multistage affair, where complex sensory information and …

Across taxa, mate choice is a highly selective process involving both intra-and intersexual
selection processes aiming to pass on one's genes, making mate choice a pivotal tool of …

Chemical signals are omnipresent in sexual communication in the vast majority of living
organisms. The traditional paradigm was that their main purpose in sexual behaviour was to …

The sexual selection literature has grown rapidly in recent years. In an effort to elucidate
biases in the focus of current mate-choice research here, I review 297 studies among 230 …

In many animal species, males and females exploit different mating strategies, display sex-
typical behaviors, and use distinct systems to recognize ethologically relevant cues. Mate …

A common assumption in sexual selection studies is that receivers decode signal
information similarly. However, receivers may vary in how they rank signallers if signal …

Many male signallers convey information to female receivers in multimodal courtship
displays. While much is known about how males vary in terms of signalling, variation in …

Evolutionary adaptation in variable environments is likely to give rise to several signals that
can be used to identify a suitable mate in multisensory organisms. The presence of multiple …

Behavioural compatibility between mates is fundamental for maintaining species boundaries
and is achieved through appropriate communication between males and females. A …

Noise is a common problem in animal communication. We know little, however, about how
animals communicate in the presence of noise using multimodal signals. Multimodal signals …