The definition of sexual selection

DM Shuker, C Kvarnemo - Behavioral Ecology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Sexual selection is a key component of evolutionary biology. However, from the very
formulation of sexual selection by Darwin, the nature and extent of sexual selection have …

A guide to sexual selection theory

B Kuijper, I Pen, FJ Weissing - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Mathematical models have played an important role in the development of sexual selection
theory. These models come in different flavors and they differ in their assumptions, often in a …

[图书][B] Reproductive biology of teleost fishes

RJ Wootton, C Smith - 2014 - books.google.com
Reproductive Biology of Teleost Fishes is the first integrated review of the reproductive
biology of the bony fishes, which are the most species-rich and diversified group of …

Intrasexual competition in females: evidence for sexual selection?

KA Rosvall - Behavioral Ecology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
In spite of recent interest in sexual selection in females, debate exists over whether traits that
influence female–female competition are sexually selected. This review uses female–female …

Why sexually selected weapons are not ornaments

EL McCullough, CW Miller, DJ Emlen - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2016 - cell.com
The elaboration and diversification of sexually selected weapons remain poorly understood.
We argue that progress in this topic has been hindered by a strong bias in sexual selection …

The singing question: Re‐conceptualizing birdsong

EM Rose, NH Prior, GF Ball - Biological Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Birdsong has been the subject of broad research from a variety of sub‐disciplines and has
taught us much about the evolution, function, and mechanisms driving animal …

Unifying cornerstones of sexual selection: operational sex ratio, Bateman gradient and the scope for competitive investment

H Kokko, H Klug, MD Jennions - Ecology Letters, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
What explains variation in the strength of sexual selection across species, populations or
differences between the sexes? Here, we show that unifying two well‐known lines of …

Proximate and ultimate perspectives on romantic love

A Bode, G Kushnick - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Romantic love is a phenomenon of immense interest to the general public as well as to
scholars in several disciplines. It is known to be present in almost all human societies and …

A comprehensive overview of the effects of urbanisation on sexual selection and sexual traits

AD Cronin, JAH Smit, MI Muñoz, A Poirier… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanisation can affect mating opportunities and thereby alter inter‐and intra‐sexual
selection pressures on sexual traits. Biotic and abiotic urban conditions can influence an …

Operational sex ratio predicts the opportunity and direction of sexual selection across animals

T Janicke, EH Morrow - Ecology letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The operational sex ratio (OSR) has long been assumed to be a key ecological factor
determining the opportunity and direction of sexual selection. However, recent theoretical …