Sökning: "male mate choice"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 32 avhandlingar innehållade orden male mate choice.
1. The Evolution of Sexually Homologous Ornaments : Selection via Male Mate Choice Coinciding with Male-Male Competition in a Neotropical Mosquito
Sammanfattning : The evolution of elaborate male ornaments via sexual selection is well-understood while the selective pressures acting on female ornaments remains unresolved. Female ornaments in species with strong sexual selection on the male homologue of the ornament were originally thought to result from an intersexual genetic correlation. LÄS MER
2. Chemical Communication and Mate Choice : Investigations into the Meaning of a Fruit Fly Pheromone
Sammanfattning : Chemical signals are the most widely used form of sexual communication throughout the living world. However, there is in general little knowledge about what these signals actually communicate. The role of chemical signals, i.e. LÄS MER
3. Mutual Mate Choice in the Deep Snouted Pipefish Syngnathus typhle
Sammanfattning : This thesis integrates the fields of sexual selection, parental investment and sex role theory by investigating mutual mate choice and mate competition in the sex role reversed deep snouted pipefish Syngnathus typhle (Pisces: Syngnathidae) through a series of laboratory experiments. In S. LÄS MER
4. Cryptic Female Choice and Male Mating Behaviour : Sexual Interactions in Beetles
Sammanfattning : The importance of cryptic female choice, i.e. female post-copulatory influence over male reproductive success, in driving the evolution of male traits remains controversial. The main aim of this thesis was to understand the post-copulatory consequences of sexual interactions and the importance of cryptic female choice in two species of beetle. LÄS MER
5. Choice, competition, and interactions between episodes of sexual selection
Sammanfattning : Choice and competition are essential parts of evolutionary biology. In an effort to pass their genes from one generation to the next, animals may carefully choose their mating partners, and/or compete for access to mates. LÄS MER
