Studies of female mate choice commonly use virgin females as test subjects, either to control
for the effects of mating or because virgin females are presumed to be more responsive to …

Sexual selection has been studied as a major evolutionary driver of animal diversity for
roughly 50 years. Much evidence indicates that competition for mates favors elaborate …

Emerging evidence suggests that hormonal contraceptives (HCs) impact psychological
outcomes through alterations in neurophysiology. In this review, we first introduce a …

Male mate choice occurs in several animal species, but we know little about the factors that
influence the expression of this behaviour. Males vary in their capacity to acquire mates (ie …

Mate-choice copying is a form of social learning in which an individual's choice of mate is
influenced by the apparent choices of other individuals of the same sex and has been …

Animals often need to invest significantly in mating behaviour in order to successfully mate.
However, the expression of mating behaviour can be costly, especially in unfavourable …

Mate recognition is paramount for sexually reproducing animals, and many insects rely on
cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) for close-range sexual communication. To ensure reliable …

Although studies on fish cognition are increasing, consideration of how methodological
details influence the ability to detect and measure performance is lagging. Here, in two …

Preference‐performance theory predicts that females should select breeding sites that
maximize offspring performance. Amphibians have been a model system for investigating …

Behavior, like most other traits, can have a spatial component, and variability of behavior at
the population level is predicted. In this article, we explore male mate choice at this level …