Sexual selection
M Andersson, Y Iwasa - Trends in ecology & evolution, 1996 - Elsevier
Competition over mates takes many forms and has far-reaching consequences for many
organisms. Recent work suggests that relative reproductive rates of males and females …
organisms. Recent work suggests that relative reproductive rates of males and females …
Functions of duet and solo songs of female birds
NE Langmore - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1998 - cell.com
Bird song is generally associated with males. In part, this reflects a bias towards studies in
temperate regions, because in the tropics females of many species are regular and prolific …
temperate regions, because in the tropics females of many species are regular and prolific …
Sexually selected traits and adult survival: a meta-analysis
MD Jennions, AP Moller… - The Quarterly Review of …, 2001 - journals.uchicago.edu
Traits correlated with male mating success are likely to be subject to sexual selection.
Sexually selected characters are thought to be costly to develop and maintain. If males do …
Sexually selected characters are thought to be costly to develop and maintain. If males do …
Mortality costs of sexual selection and parental care in natural populations of birds
Is the cost of reproduction different between males and females? On the one hand, males
typically compete intensely for mates, thus sexual selection theory predicts higher cost of …
typically compete intensely for mates, thus sexual selection theory predicts higher cost of …
Perspective: indirect mate choice, competition for mates, and coevolution of the sexes
When Darwin first proposed the possibility of sexual selection, he identified two
mechanisms, male competition for mates and female choice of mates. Extending this …
mechanisms, male competition for mates and female choice of mates. Extending this …
Polygyny in great reed warblers: a long‐term study of factors contributing to male fitness
D Hasselquist - Ecology, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
To study the relative importance of factors with direct and indirect effects on male fitness in
the polygynous Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, I investigated …
the polygynous Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, I investigated …
Structurally based plumage coloration is an honest signal of quality in male blue grosbeaks
AJ Keyser, GE Hill - Behavioral Ecology, 2000 - academic.oup.com
We investigated the signaling function of blue plumage in male blue grosbeaks (Guiraca
caerulea) to determine if structurally based coloration may act as a reliable signal of quality …
caerulea) to determine if structurally based coloration may act as a reliable signal of quality …
Sex-biased parasitism of avian hosts: relations to blood parasite taxon and mating system
Immunosuppressive effects of testosterone lead to a prediction of male-biased parasitism.
To test this prediction, prevalences of blood parasites were compared between male and …
To test this prediction, prevalences of blood parasites were compared between male and …
Red dominates black: agonistic signalling among head morphs in the colour polymorphic Gouldian finch
SR Pryke, SC Griffith - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2006 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recent sexual selection studies on the evolution of bird colouration have mainly focused on
signals with a high level of condition-dependent variation, with much less attention given to …
signals with a high level of condition-dependent variation, with much less attention given to …
Female red-winged blackbirds accrue material benefits from copulating with extra-pair males
EM GRAY - Animal Behaviour, 1997 - Elsevier
This study tested whether female red-winged blackbirds, Agelaius phoeniceusacquire non-
genetic, material benefits from copulating with multiple males. In this population, females …
genetic, material benefits from copulating with multiple males. In this population, females …