The evolution of postpairing male mate choice

• Published in: Evolution Vol. 71; no. 6; pp. 1465 - 1477
• Main Authors: Lyu, Nan, Servedio, Maria R., Lloyd, Huw, Sun, Yue-Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley 01.06.2017; Oxford University Press; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Alleles; Animal behavior; Animals; Biological Evolution; Choice Behavior; Copulation; Evolution; Extra-pair copulation; Fecundity; Female; female sexual signal; Females; Fertility; Financing; Investment; Male; male mate choice; Males; Mate selection; Original; ORIGINAL ARTICLE; parental care; Paternity; Population genetics; postpairing; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Tradeoffs; female sexual signal; Extra-pair copulation; parental care; postpairing; male mate choice

An increasing number of empirical studies in animals have demonstrated male mate choice. However, little is known about the evolution of postpairing male choice, specifically which occurs by differential allocation of male parental care in response to female signals. We use a population genetic mode...