Male mate choice in a sexually cannibalistic species: male escapes from hungry females in the praying mantid Tenodera angustipennis
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DOI: 10.1007/s10164-017-0506-z
Abstract: While competing males and choosy females may be common in animal mating systems, male choice can evolve under certain conditions. Sexual cannibalism is such a condition because of the high mortality risk for males. In… read more here.
Keywords: praying mantid; tenodera angustipennis; mantid tenodera; choice ... See more keywords
Natural variation in social conditions affects male mate choosiness in the amphipod Gammarus roeselii
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DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoab016
Abstract: The extent of male mate choosiness is driven by a trade-off between various environmental factors associated with the costs of mate acquisition, quality assessment and opportunity costs. Our knowledge about natural variation in male mate… read more here.
Keywords: sex ratio; variation; mate choosiness; male mate ... See more keywords
The evolution of male mate choice and female ornamentation: a review of mathematical models
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DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoy029
Abstract: Abstract The evolution of male preferences and of female ornaments in species with traditional sex roles (i.e., polygyny) have been highlighted as areas in need of more active research by an accumulation of recent findings.… read more here.
Keywords: evolution male; male preferences; choice; male mate ... See more keywords
Colourful traits in female birds relate to individual condition, reproductive performance and male-mate preferences: a meta-analytic approach
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0283
Abstract: Colourful traits in females are suggested to have evolved and be maintained by sexual selection. Although several studies have evaluated this idea, support is still equivocal. Evidence has been compiled in reviews, and a handful… read more here.
Keywords: meta analytic; colourful traits; condition; mate preferences ... See more keywords
Do males choose their mates in the lekking moth Achroia grisella? Influence of female body mass and male reproductive status on male mate choice
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DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12471
Abstract: Lekking males aggregate to attract females and contribute solely to egg fertilization, without any further parental care. Evolutionary theory therefore predicts them to be nonchoosy toward their mates, because any lost mating opportunities would outweigh… read more here.
Keywords: mate; male mate; achroia grisella; moth achroia ... See more keywords