Sexual selection has resulted in some of the most captivating features of insects, including
flashy colors, bizarre structures, and complex pheromones. These features evolve in …

Polyandry, by elevating sexual conflict and selecting for reduced male care relative to
monandry, may exacerbate the cost of sex and thereby seriously impact population fitness …

Background A central part of an animal's environment is its interactions with conspecifics.
There has been growing interest in the potential to capture these interactions in the form of a …

Insects are the largest and most diverse group of living organisms on Earth, playing a critical
but underestimated role as agents of geomorphic change. Burrowing insects create micro …

Abstract Theory predicts that males should evolve mechanisms to assess competition and
allocate resources accordingly. This requires phenotypic plasticity, to accurately match …

Repeatability represents a key parameter in ecological and evolutionary research.
Repeatability is underpinned by developmental plasticity and genetic variation but may …

Examining the relevance of 'animal personality'involves linking consistent among-and within-
individual behavioural variation to fitness in the wild. Studies aiming to do this typically …

The study of adaptive individual behavior (“animal personality”) focuses on whether
individuals differ consistently in (suites of correlated) behavior (s) and whether individual …

Ritualized fighting between conspecifics is an inherently dangerous behavioral strategy,
optimized to secure limited resources at minimal cost and risk. To be adaptive, potential …

Paternity protection and the acquisition of multiple mates select for different traits. The
consensus from theoretical work is that mate-guarding intensifies with an increasing male …