Since the early 1990s, ecologists and evolutionary biologists have aggregated primary
research using meta‐analytic methods to understand ecological and evolutionary …

Since Darwin's conception of sexual selection theory, scientists have struggled to identify the
evolutionary forces underlying the pervasive differences between male and female …

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 …

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 …

Although examples of successful applications of behavioral ecology research to policy and
management exist, knowledge generated from such research is in many cases under …

Social learning via the observation of or interaction with other individuals can allow animals
to obtain information about the local environment. Once social information is obtained …

Disgust can be thought of as an affective system that has evolved to detect signs of
pathogens, parasite and toxins as well as to stimulate behaviors that reduce the risk of their …

Dietary restriction during development can affect adult body size and condition. In many
species, larger (high-condition) males gain higher mating success through male-male …

The acquisition and use of social information are integral to social behaviour and
parasite/pathogen avoidance. This involves social cognition which encompasses …

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 …