Sexual selection plays several intricate and complex roles in the related processes of local
adaptation and speciation. In some cases sexual selection can promote these processes …

Recent studies on humans show that too much choice can make subjects less likely to
choose any item. I consider general adaptive and non‐adaptive explanations of why such …

Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds, Second Edition provides the most updated and
comprehensive review on the evolution of behavior in tropical landbirds. The book reviews …

Research conducted in the last fifteen years has placed in question many of the traditional
conclusions scholars have formed about human female sexuality. Though conventional …

Complexity in male sexual displays is widely appreciated but diversity in female mate choice
has received little attention. Males of many species have sexual displays composed of …

Much attention has been devoted to understanding the evolution of elaborate male
ornaments and how they may signal male quality. However, the evolution of multicomponent …

Mate choice and mate attraction are important behaviours influencing the evolution of
elaborate traits. It is possible that male general cognitive performance plays an important …

Females of many species preferentially mate with males that produce courtship displays at a
high intensity or rate; however, males do not always display at their maximum intensity …

Hybridization can be an evolutionary creative force by forming new polyploid species,
creating novel genetic variation or acting as conduits of potentially advantageous traits …

Sexual selection is currently the target of multiple and controversial theoretical and
experimental studies. Selection on mating and post-mating patterns can result from several …