Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. The Opportunity for Selection 1
5. 2. The Ecology of Sexual Selection 36
6. 3. The Phenology of Sexual Selection 74
7. 4. Multiple Matings and Postcopulatory, Prezygotic Sexual Selection 109
8. 5. Female Life History and Sexual Selection 128
9. 6. The Δ/ Surface 154
10. 7. Conceptual Difficulties in Mating System Research 169
11. 8. Behavioral Influences on Δ/ 208
12. 9. A Classification of Mating Systems 262
13. 10. A Darwinian Perspective on Alternative Mating Strategies 370
14. 11. Sexual Selection and Alternative Mating Strategies 386
15. 12. The Forms of Alternative Mating Strategies 423
16. References 471
17. Author Index 517
18. Word Index 526
19. Taxonomic Index 530