Male Choice, Female Competition, and Female Ornaments in Sexual Selection

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Ingo Schlupp (Presidential Professor of Biology, Presidential Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, USA)

Male Choice, Female Competition, and Female Ornaments in Sexual Selection

Ingo Schlupp (Presidential Professor of Biology, Presidential Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, USA)

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Oxford University Press
16 March 2023

Evolution; Genetics (non-medical); Animal reproduction; Animal behaviour; Animal ecology

When Charles Darwin first proposed Sexual Selection Theory, he suggested two mechanisms: competition among males and choice by females. Although their importance is long established and extremely well understood, their mirror images have remained largely underappreciated; males also choose, and females also compete. The combination of male mate choice (MMC) and female competition (FC) may be one of the most overlooked yet important and intriguing phenomena in modern sexual selection theory.

This novel text reviews our current understanding of MMC and FC, highlighting the important connections between them. It places both concepts in the context of related fields such as female choice, mating systems, and sexual selection theory more broadly. A truly holistic approach is provided which takes all the relevant elements into consideration, especially the relative roles of MMC and FC, female ornamentation, their evolutionary consequences, and their genetic basis. Considering male mate choice and female competition in this way as effectively two sides of the same coin creates a powerful paradigm for a more complete understanding of sexual selection.

Male Choice, Female Competition, and Female Ornaments in Sexual Selection is suitable for both graduate students and researchers interested in sexual selection from an evolutionary, psychological, and anthropological perspective. It will also appeal to a broader audience of behavioural ecologists and evolutionary psychologists.

By: Ingo Schlupp (Presidential Professor of Biology Presidential Professor of Biology Department of Biology University of Oklahoma USA)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 402g
ISBN: 9780192872586
ISBN 10: 0192872583
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 16 March 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1: Sexual Selection, Mate Choice, and Competition for Mates 2: Female and Male Mate Choice: Similarities and Differences 3: Examples of Male Mate Choice 4: What Males Choose: Differences in Female Quality 5: Male Investment and Male Choice 6: Mechanism of Male Choice: Sex Ratios 7: Ornaments in Females 8: Female-Female Competition 9: Synthesis and Outlook

Ingo Schlupp is Presidential Professor of Biology at the Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, USA. He is broadly interested in ecology and evolution; in particular, he wants to understand some of the old, deep puzzles in evolution, such as the evolution of meiosis, speciation, and large scale biogeography. Most of his work uses livebearing fishes as model organisms.

Reviews for Male Choice, Female Competition, and Female Ornaments in Sexual Selection

This lively and engaging book does a great job in summarizing the field. The first two chapters in particular are among the clearest, most cogent descriptions of modern sexual selection theory wrapped up in a few pages that I have come across. This alone will make this book required reading for all students joining my lab in the future. * John Fitzpatrick, ISBE Newsletter * In Male Choice, Female Competition, and Female Ornaments in Sexual Selection, Ingo Schlupp calls for more empirical and theoretical attention be paid to the evolution of male mate choice and female ornamentation. * Clint D. Kelly, D´epartement des Sciences Biologiques, Universit´e du Qu´ebec à Montr´eal, Montr´eal, Qu´ebec, Canada, The Quarterly Review of Biology *