Sexual Selection

Malte Andersson

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Princeton University Press
24 August 1994

Evolution; Animal ecology; Applied ecology

Bright colours, enlarged fins, feather plumes, song, horns, antlers and tusks are often highly sex dimorphic. Why have males in many species of animals evolved more conspicuous ornaments, signals and weapons than females? How can such traits evolve although they may reduce male survival? Such questions prompted Darwin's perhaps most scientifically controversial idea - the theory of sexual selection. This still challenges researchers today as they try to understand how competition for mates can favour the variety of sex-dimorphic traits. Reviewing theoretical and empirical work in this field, Malte Andersson provides a major up-to-date summary of sexual selection. The author describes the theory and its recent development; examines models, methods and empirical tests; and identifies many unsolved problems. Among the topics discussed are the selection and evolution of mating preferences; relations between sexual selection and speciation; constraints on sexual selection; and sex differences in signals, body size and weapons.

By: Malte Andersson
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 851g
ISBN: 9780691000572
ISBN 10: 0691000573
Pages: 624
Publication Date: 24 August 1994
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

PrefaceAcknowledgments1The Theory of Sexual Selection32Genetic Models of Fisherian Self-Reinforcing Sexual Selection323Genetic Models of Indicator Mechanisms534Empirical Methods805Some Case Studies1006Empirical Studies of Sexually Selected Traits: Patterns1247Sexual Selection in Relation to Mating System and Parental Roles1438Benefits of Mate Choice1849Species Recognition, Sexual Selection, and Speciation20710Constraints22711Sexual Size Dimorphism24712Weapons29513Coloration and Other Visual Signals31514Acoustic Signals34915Chemical Signals36916Alternative Mating Tactics37917Sexual Selection in Plants39618Sexual Selection: Conclusions and Open Questions433References445Author Index561Subject Index581Taxonomic Index588

Malte Andersson is Professor of Zoology at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

Reviews for Sexual Selection

Sexual Selection provides a masterly account of both the complex mathematical theory and the relevant data.... [It] deserves to be widely read as a definitive summary of what we know about sexual selection and as a guide to what remains to be done. --Trends in Ecology and Evolution One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1995 One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1995 Sexual Selection provides a masterly account of both the complex mathematical theory and the relevant data... [It] deserves to be widely read as a definitive summary of what we know about sexual selection and as a guide to what remains to be done. --Trends in Ecology and Evolution